Nature reserve · New Hampshire
House Rock
House Rock is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hillsborough
How to reach it
Coordinates43.19194, -71.92285
- 3.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 5.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 11 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thompson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rowes Hill: 1.8 mi
- Knights Hill: 1.9 mi
- Murdough Hill: 2.2 mi
- Kimball Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Low State Forest: 1.6 mi
- Colby Hill Forest: 2.3 mi
- Aiken Pasture (Bradford Town Forest): 3.2 mi
- The Cottrell Place: 3.7 mi
Parks
- French's Park: 3.4 mi
- Contoocook River Access: 4.2 mi
- Beards Brook Park: 5.0 mi
- Azalea Park: 5.1 mi
- Henniker Community Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Boudreau Square: 17.4 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 17.5 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 18.0 mi
Museums: 21
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 8.1 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 8.1 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 20
- Wadleigh State Beach: 11.6 mi
- State Park Beach: 12.6 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 13.6 mi
- Elkins Beach: 15.7 mi
- Dewey Beach: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 17.2 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 19.4 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 19.4 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 19.4 mi
- Daniel Webster: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Gleason Falls: 3.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 14.6 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 16.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 19.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Everett Dam: 14.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Washington Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 20.9 mi
- Noahs Ark: 22.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 12.0 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 14.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Canterbury Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- (seasonal): 7.0 mi
- River Road Spring: 18.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.2 mi
- Wright Grove: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of House Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovewell Mountain | W 277° | 751 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak | WNW 296° | 641 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Middle | WNW 297° | 638 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest | WNW 298° | 624 m | 7.7 mi |
| Knights Hill | NNW 327° | 573 m | 1.9 mi |
| Avery Ledge | WNW 289° | 570 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | NE 34° | 552 m | 5.0 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 260° | 536 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1395815636
Day trips start here
- New London · 16 mi
- Concord · 19 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 21 mi
- Franklin · 22 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 23 mi
- Hooksett · 24 mi
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