Hampton Falls
Hampton Falls is a waterfall in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Parish Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Independence Byway runs past it.
The story
waterfall in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Wikidata Q100979609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Independence Byway
- 2.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Third Parish Hill: 0.5 mi
- New Zealand Hill: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill: 1.4 mi
- Newfound Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cock Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lafayette Trail: 0.5 mi
- Marine Memorial: 3.1 mi
- South Dock: 3.5 mi
- North Dock: 3.5 mi
- Golgotha Boulder: 5.2 mi
- Hampton Falls Town Common: 0.5 mi
- Governor Weare Park: 0.6 mi
- Governor Weare Park: 0.7 mi
- The Depot: 0.9 mi
- Founders Park: 2.4 mi
- Hampton Falls Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- The Science & Nature Center at Seabrook Station: 1.3 mi
- Tuck Museum: 2.4 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 5.2 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 5.4 mi
- Audubon Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Audubon Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Audubon Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Audubon Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Audubon Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 2.8 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Powder House: 6.6 mi
- Market Square: 6.8 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 7.0 mi
- Hampton Beach: 3.0 mi
- South Beach: 3.1 mi
- Seabrook Beach: 3.3 mi
- North Beach: 4.0 mi
- Plaice Cove: 4.7 mi
- Salisbury Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Vegtable Garden: 6.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
- Deep-Cold Frames: 6.8 mi
- Shallow-Cold Frames: 6.8 mi
- Scatwell: 6.1 mi
- Founders Gate: 6.2 mi
- Milbuie: 6.3 mi
- Brushstrokes: 6.6 mi
- Peace Offering: 6.6 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 3.8 mi
- Great Neck: 14.6 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 17.6 mi
- Front Range Light: 6.8 mi
- Oil House: 13.8 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- Great Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 11.5 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 12.6 mi
- Packer's Falls: 14.0 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 7.6 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Birthday Bay: 9.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 1.7 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 1.9 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 6.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 6.9 mi
- Rail Spring: 10.3 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 19.8 mi
- Dogtown: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Hampton Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | SW 229° | 99 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chair Hill | WSW 248° | 93 m | 4.3 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | W 262° | 91 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | WSW 244° | 91 m | 6.0 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | WNW 291° | 90 m | 5.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | W 275° | 82 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hog Hill | W 267° | 81 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ring Hill | WSW 240° | 80.72 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 29.4 | 28.6 | 57.6 | 50.9 | 34.6 | 20.7 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 25.9 | 36.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Winnicut River AT Greenland, NR Portsmouth, NH, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8059716654
Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 5 mi
- Newburyport · 7 mi
- Portsmouth · 12 mi
- Groveland · 13 mi
- Haverhill · 14 mi
- Ipswich · 16 mi
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