Rest area · New Hampshire
Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound)
Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound) is a rest area in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Leavitt Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH DOT
How to reach it
Coordinates43.46808, -72.10199
- 3.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Indian Ridge · 17 mi
- Norman Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grantham Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Brookside Park: 3.6 mi
- Clark Lookout: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Field: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Leavitt Hill: 0.3 mi
- Barton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sherman Hill: 2.0 mi
- Howe Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Donas J. & Margaret Reney Memorial Forest: 2.0 mi
- Eastman Forest: 2.7 mi
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 2.8 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 12.7 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 13.5 mi
- naval gun: 13.5 mi
Museums: 26
- Sunapee Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 5.8 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 8.6 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 24
- Croydon Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 3.2 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- South Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- East Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 8.1 mi
- The Wrecker: 15.4 mi
- Refuge: 18.6 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 18.6 mi
- Fountain Figure: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Litte Dog Falls: 8.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 8.8 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 9.6 mi
- Sumner Falls: 15.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 16.0 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 12.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 14.0 mi
- Bouldering: 16.4 mi
- The Ledges: 20.1 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 14.8 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 15.2 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 16.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 19.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 12.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Area 1: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 18.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | W 279° | 842 m | 6.0 mi |
| Croydon Peak | W 279° | 841 m | 6.0 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | WNW 294° | 800 m | 5.5 mi |
| Melvin Hill | ENE 57° | 698 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | ENE 58° | 667 m | 6.3 mi |
| Stowell Hill | WNW 291° | 620 m | 6.8 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | NE 41° | 608 m | 6.4 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | E 96° | 593 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9106072793
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 2 mi
- New London · 7 mi
- Cornish · 13 mi
- Claremont · 14 mi
- Lebanon · 14 mi
- Orange · 14 mi
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