Jackson House
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Jackson House is a museum in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Horse Hills stands 118 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Albacore Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
The Richard Jackson House is a historic house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, it is the oldest wood-frame house in New Hampshire. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. It is now a historic house museum owned by Historic New England, and is open two Saturdays a month between June and October.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7326797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1664
- Elevation
- 0 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Albacore Museum: 0.1 mi
- USS Albacore: 0.1 mi
- Moffatt-Ladd House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Discover Portsmouth: 0.5 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 0.5 mi
- Albacore Park: 0.1 mi
- Bohenko Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
- North Mill Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Rock Street Playground: 0.4 mi
- Goodwin Park: 0.5 mi
- Horse Chestnut: 0.5 mi
- Lafayette Trail: 0.5 mi
- African Burying Ground: 0.6 mi
- Vigilance: 0.6 mi
- Abandoned pier: 0.8 mi
- Kittery Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Cook Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Sagamore Creek Headlands: 1.9 mi
- Kittery Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Creek Farm Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Hobbs Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 1.8 mi
- Boatswain Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pocket Garden: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Victory Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 0.8 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 4.5 mi
- Rye North Beach: 5.0 mi
- Foss Beach: 5.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 5.2 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 0.5 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 0.8 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 0.9 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 1.0 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 0.5 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 3.2 mi
- EDALHAB: 3.6 mi
- Take Flight: 4.6 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 9.1 mi
- Second Falls: 9.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 9.4 mi
- Hayes Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 11.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.9 mi
- Dover Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Birthday Bay: 3.2 mi
- Front Pavilion: 6.9 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 7.0 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 7.1 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 3.0 mi
- Oil House: 3.0 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 3.0 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 11.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 13.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Jackson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Hills | NNE 20° | 118 m | 9.6 mi |
| Third Hill | N 354° | 104 m | 6.5 mi |
| Horse Hills | NNE 18° | 98 m | 9.0 mi |
| Garrison Hill | NNW 330° | 89 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stratham Hill | WSW 245° | 88 m | 6.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 349° | 87 m | 5.8 mi |
| Beech Hill | WNW 301° | 86 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jewell Hill | WSW 242° | 81 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 68000009OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/438505258
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