Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1953
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Hampshire State House Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Thompson Play Lot: 0.3 mi
- Fletcher-Murphy Play Lot: 0.4 mi
- Kiwanis Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- City Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Winant Park: 1.7 mi
- White Farm Site: 1.7 mi
- The Backwoods: 1.9 mi
- Rum Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.3 mi
- Silver Hill: 2.9 mi
- Jerry Hill: 3.1 mi
- Broken Ground: 3.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 0.0 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Pennacook: 1.2 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 1.7 mi
- Boudreau Square: 6.0 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 0.2 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 1.2 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 7.7 mi
- White Sands Beach: 4.4 mi
- Riverland Beach: 6.6 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.0 mi
- John Parker Hale: 0.0 mi
- Daniel Webster: 0.0 mi
- General John Stark: 0.0 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 18.7 mi
- Boulder Natural: 18.8 mi
- Steeles Falls: 11.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 21.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 21.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 21.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 10.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 10.9 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
- Log Landing: 20.4 mi
- East Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 16.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | E 98° | 424 m | 11.1 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | E 93° | 384 m | 10.4 mi |
| Nats Mountain | ESE 102° | 356 m | 10.9 mi |
| Brush Hill | E 93° | 305 m | 9.8 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | E 80° | 304 m | 4.9 mi |
| Garvin Hill | E 80° | 299 m | 5.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 18° | 293 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sanborn Hill | E 89° | 288 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6967361785
Day trips start here
- Concord · 1 mi
- Hooksett · 8 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 9 mi
- Barnstead · 15 mi
- Manchester · 15 mi
- Tilton · 16 mi
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