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Pvt. John Henry Sweeney Memorial

Pvt. John Henry Sweeney Memorial from directly overhead

Pvt. John Henry Sweeney Memorial is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweeney Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The park was named Sweeney Park to commemorate
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.98236, -71.47442
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 0.8 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Pembroke Spartan: 11.3 mi
  • Bear with Fish: 11.8 mi
  • Millennium Child: 14.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Old Derryfield Center: 1.8 mi
  • Bell: 2.8 mi
  • Goffstown Public Library: 6.9 mi
  • Burnham School (historical): 9.5 mi
  • Matthew Thornton Memorial: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 42
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 14.5 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 1
  • River Road Spring: 10.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Pvt. John Henry Sweeney Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainW 275°401 m6.6 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainW 271°395 m5.8 mi
Joe English HillWSW 256°388 m9.8 mi
Roby HillWSW 248°302 m9.8 mi
Hall MountainNE 38°286 m9.7 mi
Picked HillNNW 340°270 m9.5 mi
Wood HillNNW 338°270 m10.1 mi
Quimby MountainNNW 343°267 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0819:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533465766716962503929
Precip in2.72.73.23.53.44.33.73.73.94.43.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5266302011

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