Park · New Hampshire
North Common
North Common is a park in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Birch Hill stands 247 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Anniversary Park, a park 0.1 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 5.3 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.77020, -71.47179
- 5.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 15.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 18.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Anniversary Park: 0.1 mi
- Shattuck Street Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
- Mark S. Rowland Park: 0.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
- Salem Street Tot Lot: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Nashua Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Old Pine Hill School House: 3.5 mi
- District 1 Schoolhouse: 4.1 mi
- Always Ready Engine House: 6.4 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.4 mi
- Major General John Gray Foster: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 0.5 mi
- Nashua River - Jackson Falls Dam: 0.6 mi
- Nashua Manufacturing Co.: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Library Hill: 0.4 mi
- Shipley Hill: 2.9 mi
- Long Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.8 mi
- The Four Hills: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- The Face of PSA: 0.5 mi
- Diversity: 0.5 mi
- EcoloArt #35: 0.6 mi
- Children Reading: 0.6 mi
- Moon Shadow: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Labyrinth: 1.4 mi
- SkyVenture: 4.2 mi
- Hudson Speedway: 4.3 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Moonlight Meadery: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Salmon Brook Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Joyce Park & Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Degasis Park: 2.3 mi
- Howe Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Proctor Park: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 39
- Nashua Garden Club: 0.7 mi
- Gate City Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Tara Heights Garden Center: 3.9 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 23
- Dog Beach: 6.1 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Willow St Beach: 8.3 mi
- Windham Town Beach: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Wildcat Falls: 6.2 mi
- The Falls: 7.9 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 13.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.2 mi
- Middle Falls: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- North Grove Catering: 11.4 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.2 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 8.1 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 10.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 13.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 18.1 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of North Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Hill | W 271° | 247 m | 8.5 mi |
| Federal Hill | WNW 287° | 210 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jeremy Hill | ESE 105° | 171 m | 6.0 mi |
| Coreys Hill | WSW 257° | 156 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hobart Hill | WSW 257° | 153 m | 9.3 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NW 304° | 153 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bush Hill | ESE 105° | 152 m | 5.0 mi |
| Nissitissit Hills | SW 224° | 149 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua 2 NNW, 2 mi away.
- eastern white pine49 obs
- Painted Turtle24 obs
- Asian bittersweet20 obs
- Mallard19 obs
- common milkweed18 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- Eastern Cottontail17 obs
- American pokeweed17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/275399354
Day trips start here
- Hudson · 2 mi
- Nashua · 2 mi
- Merrimack · 7 mi
- Londonderry · 8 mi
- Tyngsborough · 8 mi
- Townsend · 9 mi
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