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Massabesic Lake Park

Massabesic Lake Park from directly overhead

Massabesic Lake Park is a park in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. South Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 395 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Front Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.00183, -71.39202

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Block Party Social: 3.4 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 4.1 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 8.2 mi
  • Moonlight Meadery: 9.0 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 10.0 mi
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 3.7 mi
  • Bear with Fish: 8.5 mi
  • Pembroke Spartan: 10.4 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 10.7 mi
  • Anchor: 14.2 mi
Museums: 53
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 17
  • Wildcat Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 9.9 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 13.2 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 13.3 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 13.3 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Massabesic Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Uncanoonuc MountainW 263°395 m10.0 mi
Hall MountainNNE 17°286 m6.5 mi
Picked HillNW 315°270 m10.6 mi
Quimby MountainNW 309°267 m7.8 mi
Great HillNW 316°256 m9.7 mi
Bear HillN 9°254 m8.5 mi
Worthley HillW 270°254 m9.7 mi
Shirley HillW 264°247 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:29
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1415:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533465766716962503929
Precip in2.72.73.23.53.44.33.73.73.94.43.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, under a mile away.

  • eastern white pine31 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush27 obs
  • common milkweed26 obs
  • Tree Swallow18 obs
  • pink lady's slipper18 obs
  • Canada mayflower18 obs
  • Eastern Teaberry17 obs
  • Great Blue Heron16 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1330030194

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