Historic site · New Hampshire
Carved Bench
Carved Bench is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Merry Hill stands 146 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mills Hall Lawn, a park 0.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.13413, -70.92640
- 9.3 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 22.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mills Hall Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
- Mill Pond Dam: 0.4 mi
- Town Landing: 0.5 mi
Museums: 57
- Stone School Museum: 3.8 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 5.0 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 5.4 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 5.7 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
- East-West Park: 0.2 mi
- The Class of 1906: 0.3 mi
- Suutari Baker Memorial Bench;Peaper-Fillyaw Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
- 1906 Dedication Rock: 0.4 mi
- Thompson Monument: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Reservoir Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hicks Hill: 2.4 mi
- Demeritt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Layne Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Milne Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Stolworthy Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Ray MacDonald Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Stevens Woods: 0.7 mi
- College Woods: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 40
- Nottingham Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 12.4 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 12.5 mi
- Foss Beach: 12.7 mi
- Rye North Beach: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 34
- Hope Is A Discipline: 0.3 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 0.4 mi
- Mag8libo: 0.4 mi
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 0.4 mi
- Conglomerate Rock Sculpture: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- MUB Garden: 0.2 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 2.4 mi
- Wagon: 2.8 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.1 mi
- New England Dragway: 9.1 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Second Falls: 2.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 3.3 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 0.5 mi
- Front Pavilion: 6.6 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Coffin's Cut: 4.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 12.8 mi
- Boulder Natural: 13.1 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 13.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 14.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Marine Safety Detachment: 11.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 11.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Front Range Light: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 4.9 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 10.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Carved Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merry Hill | WNW 287° | 146 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peavy Hill | W 266° | 131 m | 8.2 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NW 312° | 114 m | 6.5 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 340° | 112 m | 6.6 mi |
| Third Hill | ENE 69° | 104 m | 7.9 mi |
| Berrys Hill | NNW 331° | 96 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peaked Hill | WNW 302° | 90 m | 6.9 mi |
| Garrison Hill | NNE 29° | 89 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6833149100
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