Wallis Sands State Park
Wallis Sands State Park is a park in Rockingham, New Hampshire. Wallis Sands State Park is situated nearby to the public building Concession Stand, as well as near Dow Family Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallis Sands State Park and Pulpit Rock Tower.
Wallis Sands State Park
Beach
Photo: Steve Hedin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wallis Sands State Beach is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The state park offers a sandy beach with bathhouse, picnicking, and 500-car pay-parking lot.
Pulpit Rock Tower
Tower
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Pulpit Rock Tower, also known as Pulpit Rock Base-End Station, is a historic military observation tower at 9 Davis Road in Rye, New Hampshire. Built in 1943 as part of the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, a series of military defenses around Portsmouth, it is the only one of fourteen World War II-era observation posts to survive. Pulpit Rock Tower is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Wallis Sands State Park.
Fort Stark
Park
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Fort Stark is a former military fortification in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Located at Jerry's Point on the southeastern tip of New Castle Island, most of the surviving fort was developed in the early 20th century, following the Spanish–American War, although there were several earlier fortifications on the site, portions of which survive. Fort Stark is situated 2 miles northeast of Wallis Sands State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rye and Newcastle.
Rye
Village
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Rye is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,543 at the 2020 census. The town is home to several state parks along the Atlantic coastline. Rye is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wallis Sands State Park.
Newcastle
Village
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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. Newcastle is situated 2½ miles north of Wallis Sands State Park.
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Wallis Sands State Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.02789° or 43° 1′ 40″ northLongitude
-70.73109° or 70° 43′ 52″ westOpen location code
87MF27H9+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1417050326OpenStreetMap feature
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