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Folsom Tavern

Folsom Tavern from directly overhead

Folsom Tavern is a museum in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Chair Hill stands 93 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is American Independence Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Independence Byway runs past it.

The story

historic building in Exeter, New Hampshire

Dates from 1775.

Wikidata Q138706784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1775

What to expect

Operated by
American Independence Museum

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98176, -70.94964

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Exeter Gas Works: 0.1 mi
  • Town House Common: 0.2 mi
  • Swasey Parkway: 0.2 mi
  • Founders Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 44
  • North Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Plaice Cove: 8.6 mi
  • Newton Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Plaice Cove Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Hampton Beach: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 35
Cliffs: 17
  • Sheep's Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 14.9 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 14.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Lower Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Stratham Town Landing: 1.9 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 4.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 5.0 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 5.0 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 5.3 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 5.6 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Jailhouse Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Rail Spring: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Folsom Tavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chair HillS 179°93 m6.5 mi
Indian Ground HillS 188°91 m5.7 mi
Morse HillSSW 213°91 m5.8 mi
Moulton RidgeSSW 205°90 m3.2 mi
Stratham HillNE 37°88 m5.0 mi
Bald HillNNW 330°83 m5.8 mi
Martin HillSSW 196°82 m4.7 mi
Great HillWSW 243°81 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1315:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734455565706962504030
Precip in3.63.64.84.64.04.63.93.74.14.94.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/685492292

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