Cummings Dam
Cummings Dam is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. South Peak stands 693 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Dam in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34808469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 3 mi
- Norman Overlook · 4 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 5 mi
- Balch Hill · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
- Colburn Park: 0.1 mi
- Eldridge Park and Jim Wechsler Field: 0.2 mi
- Irene A. Decato Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Logan Field: 0.4 mi
- Starr Hill: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
- Quarry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Storrs Hill: 1.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.7 mi
- Starr Hill Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Conservation Property: 0.6 mi
- Ticknor Property: 0.8 mi
- Goodwin Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Zeev Darer Memorial Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Bouldering: 2.9 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 12.0 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 12.6 mi
- The Palisades: 19.3 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 21.7 mi
- Pest House: 0.9 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 2.2 mi
- King's Highway: 2.4 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 3.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.2 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 4.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 4.9 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- North Cove Beach: 10.3 mi
- Main Street Museum: 3.3 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 4.7 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 1.1 mi
- Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 4.3 mi
- Fountain Figure: 4.4 mi
- Perdido: 4.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Tipping Rock: 0.9 mi
- Lyman Point: 3.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 3.2 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 6.9 mi
- Sumner Falls: 8.4 mi
- The Chutes: 11.9 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 16.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 4.8 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Area 1: 11.2 mi
- Area 2: 11.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.2 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 10.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Cummings Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Peak | NE 45° | 693 m | 7.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SE 145° | 570 m | 6.2 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SE 140° | 552 m | 5.1 mi |
| Montcalm Hill | ESE 121° | 536 m | 7.4 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | ESE 112° | 515 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Tug | ENE 68° | 489 m | 3.8 mi |
| Morgan Hill | S 176° | 476 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hayes Hill | NE 38° | 416 m | 3.1 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 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/768395352
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 0 mi
- White River Junction · 3 mi
- Hanover · 4 mi
- Norwich · 6 mi
- Quechee · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
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