Newhall Recreation Area
Newhall Recreation Area is a picnic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bennington
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 11.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 27 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Bennington Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 3.6 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 3.7 mi
- Nahor Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bell Ledges: 1.5 mi
- Patten Hill: 2.7 mi
- Crotched Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wilson Hill: 3.5 mi
- McCabe Forest: 1.5 mi
- Evas Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- John & Anna King Forest: 3.0 mi
- Hurlin Property: 3.2 mi
- Collins Brook Headwaters: 3.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 9.7 mi
- Armillary: 10.2 mi
- Pizza Wings: 18.6 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 18.6 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 18.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 13.9 mi
- New England Glassworks: 15.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 16.3 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 9.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 9.7 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 4.5 mi
- Campers Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 9.7 mi
- Ranger Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 5.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 9.3 mi
- Senter Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 14.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Black Precipice: 14.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 10.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 11.4 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- River Road Spring: 12.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 14.0 mi
- (seasonal): 14.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Wright Grove: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Newhall Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgood Hill | W 261° | 681 m | 8.7 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | ESE 115° | 630 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 617 m | 5.2 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | WSW 239° | 609 m | 6.4 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | WSW 244° | 603 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | W 268° | 595 m | 9.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 305° | 592 m | 8.4 mi |
| Willard Mountain | WNW 288° | 582 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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