Historic site · New Hampshire
BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language
BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Angelo Tanzi Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019
- Inscription
- In 1964, Dartmouth College math professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz created one of the first user-friendly computer programming languages, called Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. BASIC made computer programming accessible to college…
How to reach it
Coordinates43.68847, -72.26915
- 1.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Norman Overlook · 1 mi
- Indian Ridge · 1 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 1 mi
- Balch Hill · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Angelo Tanzi Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Mink Brook Nature Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Greensboro Ridge Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Sachem Village Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Tenney Park: 0.8 mi
- Maffei Arts Plaza: 1.3 mi
- School Street Sustainability Park: 1.4 mi
- College Park: 1.4 mi
- Dartmouth Green: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Velvet Rocks: 1.1 mi
- Mount Support: 1.1 mi
- Indian Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Colburn Hill: 1.3 mi
- Balch Hill: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Bouldering: 1.5 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 10.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 11.2 mi
- The Palisades: 16.7 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Cummings Dam: 3.2 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.7 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 3.8 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 3.9 mi
- Pest House: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 24
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 1.7 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 6.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
Museums: 20
- Hood Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 2.0 mi
- Main Street Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 19
- Refuge: 1.3 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 1.3 mi
- Perdido: 1.3 mi
- Fountain Figure: 1.3 mi
- Robert Frost: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Tipping Rock: 2.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 3.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 3.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Chutes: 8.8 mi
- The Chutes: 8.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 9.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 9.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.3 mi
Covered bridges: 14
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 1.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Area 1: 8.1 mi
- Area 2: 8.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 8.3 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ENE 64° | 702 m | 7.2 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 70° | 693 m | 6.6 mi |
| Gile Mountain | NNW 329° | 565 m | 8.1 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 150° | 552 m | 8.1 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WNW 298° | 518 m | 5.9 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SE 135° | 515 m | 6.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | ENE 61° | 503 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Tug | ESE 112° | 489 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6712200738
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