Historic site · New Hampshire
Pest House
Pest House is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Snow Mountain stands 570 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ticknor Property, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- While many may not know there is a lot of mystery to the Cellar Hole in front of you. It is known to many historians of Lebanon that there was a Consumption House or "Pest" House established to inoculate those affected with smallpox sometime in the 1790s.
How to reach it
Coordinates43.63177, -72.25957
- 2.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 3 mi
- Norman Overlook · 4 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 5 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Logan Field: 0.6 mi
- Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
- Colburn Park: 0.8 mi
- Eldridge Park and Jim Wechsler Field: 1.1 mi
- Irene A. Decato Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Storrs Hill: 0.8 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
- Farnum Hill North Summit: 1.4 mi
- Farnum Hill Middle Summit: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Ticknor Property: 0.2 mi
- Goodwin Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Starr Hill Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Conservation Property: 1.0 mi
- Farnum Hill Reserve: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Bouldering: 3.8 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 12.9 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 13.4 mi
- The Palisades: 20.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Cummings Dam: 0.9 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 1.8 mi
- King's Highway: 1.8 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 3.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 26
- Shakoma Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 5.1 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 10.0 mi
Museums: 25
- Main Street Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 5.3 mi
- Shaker Museum: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Wrecker: 2.0 mi
- Refuge: 5.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 5.0 mi
- Fountain Figure: 5.1 mi
- Perdido: 5.1 mi
Covered bridges: 16
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 13.8 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Tipping Rock: 1.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 3.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 3.1 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 6.8 mi
- Sumner Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Chutes: 12.7 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Canillas Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 5.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Area 1: 12.0 mi
- Area 2: 12.6 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 4.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 10.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Pest House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | SE 138° | 570 m | 5.8 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SE 131° | 552 m | 4.7 mi |
| Montcalm Hill | ESE 114° | 536 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | E 100° | 515 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Tug | ENE 60° | 489 m | 4.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | S 171° | 476 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hayes Hill | NE 34° | 416 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lords Hill | NNE 23° | 408 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1309990602
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 1 mi
- White River Junction · 3 mi
- Hanover · 5 mi
- Norwich · 7 mi
- Quechee · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
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