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Hinsdale Raceway

Hinsdale Raceway from directly overhead

Hinsdale Raceway is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Governors Mountain stands 497 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

park in the United States of America

Dates from 1958.

Wikidata Q14935716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81101, -72.52832

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hinsdale Town Park: 0.7 mi
  • Millstream Waterfront Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lynch Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pliny Park: 3.3 mi
  • Crowell Playground: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 6.8 mi
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Oya Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 15.2 mi
Museums: 29
Cliffs: 22
  • Mine Ledge: 3.1 mi
  • Table Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 14.8 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 14.8 mi
  • Introductory Buttress: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Hermit's Castle: 14.7 mi
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 15.2 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 15.5 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 16.0 mi
  • rock overhang: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Reaching: 14.9 mi
  • Aurora: 15.0 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 15.1 mi
  • Baseball: 15.1 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Beaches: 9
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 14.3 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 15.2 mi
  • The Ledges: 17.6 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 19.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Hinsdale Raceway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Governors MountainW 278°497 m7.2 mi
French HillWSW 249°473 m8.6 mi
Ginseng HillWNW 290°459 m6.7 mi
Round MountainWNW 300°441 m6.5 mi
Owls Head MountainWSW 241°440 m7.1 mi
Belden HillSW 232°437 m7.5 mi
Davis HillNE 42°432 m4.0 mi
Hubbard HillNE 44°419 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1219:5020:33
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1815:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357741191

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