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Jailhouse Spring

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Elevation, modelled
10 m
Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
Morse Hill91 m · 5.9 mi
Nearest byway
Independence Byway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:27local time
Coordinates
42.9875, -70.9567
Jailhouse Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Jailhouse Spring is a spring in New Hampshire, at a modelled 10 m. Morse Hill stands 91 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean L. Alexander, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Independence Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

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Permitted

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Jailhouse Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morse HillSSW 208°91 m5.9 mi
Indian Ground HillS 185°91 m6.1 mi
Moulton RidgeSSW 196°90 m3.4 mi
Stratham HillNE 43°88 m4.9 mi
Bald HillNNW 331°83 m5.3 mi
Martin HillS 191°82 m5.0 mi
Great HillSW 234°81 m3.3 mi
Jewell HillNE 47°81 m4.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 44
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1315:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734455565706962504030
Precip in3.63.64.84.64.04.63.93.74.14.94.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12512823023314086.143.723.927.457.187.4133

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Exeter River AT Haigh Road, Near Brentwood, NH, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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