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Lyme Cannon

Lyme Cannon from directly overhead

Lyme Cannon is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyme Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.

The story

Town in New Hampshire, United States.

Dates from 1761.

Wikidata Q2418021, matched on coordinates and name (192 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81072, -72.15842

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lyme Common: 0.1 mi
  • Chase Beach Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Thetford Hill Common: 3.6 mi
  • Thetford Hill State Park: 3.9 mi
  • Thetford Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 45
Historic sites: 34
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 18
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 15
  • The Chutes: 4.8 mi
  • Glen Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Waits River Falls: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 1
  • Crystal Spring: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smarts MountainE983 m6.4 mi
Mount CubeNE873 m8.5 mi
Lampier HillENE722 m8.1 mi
North PeakS702 m5.3 mi
South PeakS693 m6.3 mi
Winslow LedgeESE692 m4.7 mi
Smith MountainENE673 m5.1 mi
Mousley MountainENE654 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0719:5120:35
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:2015:2716:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425564696860473625
Precip in2.62.22.72.93.54.14.33.73.44.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4359520892

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