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New England Glassworks

New England Glassworks from directly overhead

New England Glassworks is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Temple Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.79808, -71.89135

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 6.2 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 11.2 mi
  • Armillary: 11.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 11.5 mi
  • Phoenix: 12.1 mi
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Miller State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 4.6 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 36
  • Mariposa Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 8.9 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Barrett House: 3.4 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 6.5 mi
  • Frog Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Painted Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Noahs Ark: 10.5 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bonner Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Black Precipice: 11.9 mi
  • Billings Fold: 11.9 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 17.6 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 20.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 10.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of New England Glassworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNNE694 m6.2 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainN692 m4.5 mi
Holt PeakN623 m2.0 mi
Burton PeakN605 m1.2 mi
Temple MountainN596 m3.0 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW563 m3.9 mi
Barrett MountainSSW561 m2.8 mi
Mount WataticS555 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/653496831

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