Great Island Common
Great Island Common is a recreation area in Rockingham, New Hampshire. Great Island Common is situated nearby to Oceanside Cemetery, as well as near New Castle Public Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portsmouth Harbor Light and Fort William and Mary.
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
Fort William and Mary
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort William and Mary was a colonial-era British fortress on the island of New Castle, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the Province of New Hampshire. Fort William and Mary is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Great Island Common.
Fort Stark
Park
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Kittery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.
Portsmouth
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
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.
Great Island Common
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.06536° or 43° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
-70.71414° or 70° 42′ 51″ westOperator
Town of New CastleOpen location code
87MF378P+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 47397600OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oceanside Cemetery and New Castle Public Library.
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