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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: 47
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 18
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 16
  • The Chutes: 4.8 mi
  • The Chutes: 4.8 mi
  • Glen Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 11.6 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 MountainE 81°983 m6.4 mi
Mount CubeNE 52°873 m8.5 mi
Lampier HillENE 77°722 m8.1 mi
North PeakS 171°702 m5.3 mi
South PeakS 174°693 m6.3 mi
Winslow LedgeESE 120°692 m4.7 mi
Smith MountainENE 73°673 m5.1 mi
Mousley MountainENE 62°654 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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