Pulpit Rock Tower
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.Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Tower
- Description: historic military observation tower on the Atlantic coast in New Hampshire
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallis Sands State Park and Fort Stark.
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.
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. Fort Stark is situated 1½ miles north of Pulpit Rock Tower.
Whaleback Light Station
Lighthouse
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery. Whaleback Light Station is situated 2 miles northeast of Pulpit Rock Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Rye.
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. Newcastle is situated 2½ miles north of Pulpit Rock Tower.
Rye
Village
Photo: The27thmaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 miles southwest of Pulpit Rock Tower.
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.
Pulpit Rock Tower
- Categories: observation tower, building, historic site, and fort
- Location: Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.03353° or 43° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
-70.72041° or 70° 43′ 14″ westOpen location code
87MF27MH+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 62412785OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q18157054
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