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Tilton Arch

Tilton Arch from directly overhead

Tilton Arch is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Gunstock Mountain stands 674 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tilton Arch Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 6.0 miles off.

About

The story

arch on Elm Street in Northfield, New Hampshire, United States

Wikidata Q6815342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.44053, -71.58884

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arch Park: 0.0 mi
  • Tilton Island Park: 0.2 mi
  • Surrette Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Salmon Run Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 42
  • Lagace Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 40
Artworks: 33
  • Uranus: 15.4 mi
  • Turitella: 15.5 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 15.5 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 15.5 mi
  • Neptune: 15.5 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 16
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 7.5 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 13.1 mi
  • Go-Karts: 13.2 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 13.2 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Profile Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Welton Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 5
  • Botanical Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 20.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 21.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Tilton Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunstock MountainENE 61°674 m12.1 mi
Piper MountainENE 67°617 m11.5 mi
Hersey MountainNNW 338°608 m9.4 mi
Dickinson HillWNW 299°579 m11.4 mi
Page HillWNW 302°516 m11.4 mi
Durrell MountainENE 76°500 m10.4 mi
Tucker MountainWNW 293°495 m9.4 mi
Sanbornton MountainNNW 342°484 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435564706860483626
Precip in3.12.83.33.53.64.34.24.13.74.93.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 80000296OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Memorial Arch of Tilton, reference 80000296, listed 05/19/80.

OpenStreetMap element node/2155590175

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