Jailhouse Spring
Jailhouse Spring is a spring in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Independence Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jean L. Alexander: 0.3 mi
- Merrill-DeSilvio House: 0.4 mi
- The Exeter Gas Works: 0.4 mi
- Second Burial Ground: 0.4 mi
- Ladd: 0.4 mi
- Park Street Common: 0.3 mi
- Swasey Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Exeter Gas Works: 0.4 mi
- Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Town House Common: 0.7 mi
- Powder House: 0.4 mi
- New England Dragway: 4.3 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.3 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 9.4 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 0.5 mi
- American Independence Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ladd-Gilman House: 0.6 mi
- Exeter Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Gilman Garrison House: 0.8 mi
- Henderson-Swasey Town Forest: 0.6 mi
- Morrissette Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Scammon Forest: 1.4 mi
- Little River Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Oaklands Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
- Stratham Heights: 2.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.7 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.8 mi
- Shaws Hill: 2.9 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 6.8 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 8.5 mi
- MUB Garden: 10.3 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- North Beach: 9.0 mi
- Plaice Cove: 9.0 mi
- Plaice Cove Beach: 9.0 mi
- North Hampton Beach: 9.1 mi
- Milbuie: 0.6 mi
- Founders Gate: 0.7 mi
- Scatwell: 0.9 mi
- Why We Love Newmarket: 6.4 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 10.2 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 10.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Lower Slabs: 14.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.7 mi
- Great Falls: 0.8 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 6.9 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 7.6 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 1.7 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Front Pavilion: 5.0 mi
- Birthday Bay: 9.5 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 5.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 6.1 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 13.0 mi
- Oil House: 13.8 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 9.2 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Hill | SSW 208° | 91 m | 5.9 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | S 185° | 91 m | 6.1 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | SSW 196° | 90 m | 3.4 mi |
| Stratham Hill | NE 43° | 88 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 331° | 83 m | 5.3 mi |
| Martin Hill | S 191° | 82 m | 5.0 mi |
| Great Hill | SW 234° | 81 m | 3.3 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NE 47° | 81 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
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 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 125 | 128 | 230 | 233 | 140 | 86.1 | 43.7 | 23.9 | 27.4 | 57.1 | 87.4 | 133 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10876839310
Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 9 mi
- Portsmouth · 11 mi
- Newburyport · 13 mi
- Dover · 15 mi
- Groveland · 16 mi
- Haverhill · 16 mi
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