Moore Dam Picnic Area
Moore Dam Picnic Area is a picnic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Miles Mountain stands 813 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Littleton Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great River Hydro
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 12.2 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 18.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Angel Dog Overlook · 9 mi
- Profiler Plaza · 15 mi
- North Overlook · 17 mi
- Idlewilde View · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gale Family Forest: 2.6 mi
- Kilburn Crags: 3.5 mi
- Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area II: 4.5 mi
- Ilacqua Wildlife Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Hobbs Fern Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mining Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hummingbird Hill: 3.3 mi
- Albee Hill: 3.5 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 3.6 mi
- Littleton Riverfront Commons: 5.3 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 5.4 mi
- Passumpsic Valley Land Trust Public Fishing Access: 8.0 mi
- Peter and Polly Park: 8.2 mi
- Coffin Pond Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Chutters: 5.4 mi
- Farmer's Daughter: 8.3 mi
- Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Bath-Haverhill Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Great Vermont Corn Maze: 15.7 mi
- Ogontz Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bridesmaid Falls: 13.5 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 14.1 mi
- Kinsman Flume: 14.1 mi
- Stairs Falls: 16.8 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Concord Museum: 6.6 mi
- Maple Grove Museum: 8.5 mi
- Sugar Hill Sampler: 9.2 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 9.2 mi
- Artists Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 14.1 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 14.1 mi
- Hermit Haven: 14.2 mi
- Profile Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Stephen Huneck’s Gallery, Dog Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 10.7 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Mine Shaft: 12.7 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 12.8 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 0.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
- Boise Rock: 15.8 mi
- The Basin, West: 17.3 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 23.1 mi
- Sunflowers: 5.2 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 5.3 mi
- Tree Harp: 5.3 mi
- Kettle Pond State Park: 21.5 mi
- Lac Littleton: 1.5 mi
- Liberty Spring: 18.7 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Boulder Beach: 19.6 mi
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- School House Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Lancaster Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Moore Dam Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mountain | NNE 17° | 813 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cole Hill | SSE 166° | 802 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | ESE 115° | 719 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cleveland Mountain | ESE 117° | 715 m | 11.3 mi |
| Signal Mountain | WSW 238° | 703 m | 5.9 mi |
| Towns Mountain | ENE 70° | 671 m | 6.0 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | SE 125° | 650 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dalton Mountain | ENE 71° | 648 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:51 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
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 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johnsbury, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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