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Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp

Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp from directly overhead

Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Stark, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodland Heritage Trail runs past it.

What the record says

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In the spring of 1944 a high fence and four guard towers transformed a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp on this site into New Hampshire's sole World War II prisoner of war camp. Approximately 250 German and Austrian soldiers, most captured in North

How to reach it

Coordinates44.61856, -71.38755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Eames Wayside Area: 8.0 mi
  • Milan Hill State Park: 8.7 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 9.3 mi
  • Milan Town Park: 10.6 mi
  • Nansen Ski Jump State Historic Site: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 11.7 mi
  • Rudolph: 14.3 mi
  • play structure: 14.3 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 14.3 mi
  • Hot Shots Fire Brigade: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Crystal Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 17.1 mi
  • Baby Flume: 17.4 mi
  • Gordon Fall: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • P7: 16.9 mi
  • P8: 16.9 mi
  • P9: 17.0 mi
  • P1: 17.0 mi
  • P10: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 5
Springs: 4
  • Mountain fountain: 19.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 14.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Camp Stark German Prisoner of War Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotS 190°1,258 m7.9 mi
The BulgeS 188°1,197 m7.3 mi
Mount WeeksS 178°1,185 m10.9 mi
The HornS 185°1,168 m7.0 mi
SugarloafNNW 336°1,128 m9.5 mi
Hutchins MountainSW 214°1,122 m5.9 mi
Long MountainN 5°1,120 m4.3 mi
Long Mountain West PeakNNW 348°1,116 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:58
June solstice05:0119:5020:35
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:2015:2016:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141725385160656356443221
Precip in3.22.93.23.74.44.64.84.43.75.33.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York Pond, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12385621247

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