Falls of Song
Falls of Song is a waterfall in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the east-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 15.2 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 17.9 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 18.0 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 18.1 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 20 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 21 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 22 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle in the Clouds: 0.4 mi
- State's Landing: 2.8 mi
- James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- The Point at Long Island: 4.5 mi
- Kraine Meadow Park: 5.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.0 mi
- Turtleback Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Roberts: 2.1 mi
- Black Snout: 2.3 mi
- Big Ball Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Great Meadow Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Garnet Point Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Sargent-Phelps Forest: 3.3 mi
- Marcus Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Langdon Cove Preserve: 4.1 mi
- States Landing: 2.8 mi
- Multonborough Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 6.7 mi
- North Beach: 7.0 mi
- Center Harbor Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Watson Ledge: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.3 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Overhang: 15.2 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 9.9 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Kimball Castle: 10.3 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 10.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 1.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 10.1 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 10.1 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 10.2 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 10.2 mi
- Loon Center: 3.8 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Libby Museum: 8.3 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 10.5 mi
- Wright Museum: 11.0 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 0.3 mi
- The Old Country Store: 4.4 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 10.8 mi
- Bumper Boats: 10.8 mi
- Go-Karts: 10.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 0.1 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 0.1 mi
- Whittier Falls: 0.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 0.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 0.4 mi
- Elliott Spring: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.2 mi
- lower falls: 20.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 20.7 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.0 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.8 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Livermore: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Falls of Song. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shaw | ENE 60° | 911 m | 2.5 mi |
| Black Snout | ENE 73° | 854 m | 2.3 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | N 7° | 848 m | 2.5 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | N 352° | 812 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Roberts | NNW 348° | 782 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 26° | 742 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Flagg | ENE 70° | 728 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NNE 27° | 676 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 135 | 104 | 233 | 424 | 200 | 123 | 87.4 | 65.7 | 59.6 | 142 | 173 | 209 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bearcamp River AT South Tamworth, NH, 7 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/12272238517
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