Historic site · New Hampshire
Newmarket Water Works
Newmarket Water Works is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Isinglass Hill stands 137 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Piscassic Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Independence Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- brass
How to reach it
Coordinates43.08273, -70.94804
- 7.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beaulieu Field: 0.4 mi
- Beanie Howcroft Field: 0.5 mi
- Richard Schanda Conservation Park: 0.7 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 1.5 mi
- John Hatch Park: 1.6 mi
Museums: 60
- Stone School Museum: 0.6 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 3.2 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 7.0 mi
- American Independence Museum: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Pigeon Hill: 0.2 mi
- Great Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jeffs Hill: 2.0 mi
- Long Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Wentworth Cheswell Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Newmarket Memorial Pavilion: 0.7 mi
- Newmarket Textile Mill: 0.7 mi
- Birthplace of the Timberland Boot: 0.7 mi
- No. 5 Mill: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Follet's Brook Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Piscassic River-Loiselle Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Sliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Heron Point Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 46
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.3 mi
- MUB Garden: 3.7 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 38
- Nottingham Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Jenness Beach: 11.6 mi
- Foss Beach: 11.6 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sawyers Beach: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 33
- Why We Love Newmarket: 0.6 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 3.6 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 3.6 mi
- Mag8libo: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 22
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 4.2 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.3 mi
- Wagon: 5.0 mi
- New England Dragway: 5.7 mi
- Powder House: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Piscassic Falls: 0.0 mi
- Packer's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Second Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 3.5 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Coffin's Cut: 8.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 11.9 mi
- Boulder Natural: 12.2 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 10.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 6.6 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 7.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Marine Safety Detachment: 12.1 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 12.1 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Newmarket Water Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isinglass Hill | W 281° | 137 m | 7.9 mi |
| Peavy Hill | WNW 292° | 131 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kennard Hill | W 266° | 129 m | 8.4 mi |
| Redoak Hill | WSW 257° | 119 m | 6.3 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NNW 335° | 114 m | 8.7 mi |
| Magney Hill | W 274° | 107 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rundlett Hill | W 261° | 94 m | 7.7 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NNW 327° | 90 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13759807920
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