Franklin Firefighter's Museum
Franklin Firefighter's Museum is a museum in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Odell Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Dates from 1764.
Wikidata Q202726, matched on coordinates and name (318 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Franklin Firefighters Relief Association
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Odell Park: 0.1 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 0.1 mi
- Marceau Park: 0.3 mi
- Korea Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- River’s Edge Park: 0.3 mi
- Great Gains Memorial Forest: 1.5 mi
- Griffin Road Forest: 2.0 mi
- Webster Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Granite Mills Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Richard Smart Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.6 mi
- Calef Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.3 mi
- Smith Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Tug: 4.0 mi
- Lagace Beach: 1.7 mi
- Griffin Beach: 2.0 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 9.6 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 0.1 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 0.2 mi
- Tilton Arch: 3.2 mi
- Tilton Arch Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 5.5 mi
- Turitella: 16.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 16.4 mi
- #10 / Dog: 16.4 mi
- #14 / White: 16.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 16.5 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 10.3 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 11.5 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 11.6 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 10.0 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 14.5 mi
- Funspot: 14.6 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 14.6 mi
- Go-Karts: 14.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 8.7 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 12.1 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Baker Ledge: 13.2 mi
- The Ledges: 16.0 mi
- Profile Falls: 9.5 mi
- Welton Falls: 18.2 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 18.6 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Steeles Falls: 23.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 10.1 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 12.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 12.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Hippy Hill: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Franklin Firefighter's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | WSW 248° | 891 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | WSW 244° | 710 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 280° | 689 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | W 281° | 689 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hersey Mountain | N 358° | 608 m | 8.5 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | NW 307° | 579 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SW 234° | 555 m | 10.9 mi |
| Page Hill | NW 311° | 516 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:27 | 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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/836476603
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