famous road
Kancamagus Highway
New Hampshire's legendary 34.5-mile stretch of NH-112 through the White Mountains, crossing the 2,855 ft Kancamagus Pass: one of America's finest fall-foliage drives.
22 km · about 25 min drive
New Hampshire, United States · North America
Thornton is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Woodstock, 22km from Kancamagus Highway.
Thornton is a town located in New Hampshire, United States. With a population of 1,963, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Thornton sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Thornton to your route.
Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple and civil rights activists who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of New Hampshire from September 19 to 20, 1961. The incident came to be called the "Hill Abduction" and the "Zeta Reticuli Incident" because two ufologistsRead more
connected the star map allegedly shown to Betty Hill with the Zeta Reticuli system. Their story was adapted into the best-selling 1966 book The Interrupted Journey and NBC's 1975 television film The UFO Incident.
Most of Betty Hill's notes, tapes, and other items have been placed in the permanent collection at the University of New Hampshire, her alma mater. In July 2011, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources marked the site of the alleged craft's first approach with a historical marker.
The Hills' story was widely publicized in books and movies.
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Thornton is located in New Hampshire, United States, North America. The coordinates are 43.8929 latitude, -71.6759 longitude.
Thornton has a population of approximately 1,963 people, making it a town in United States.
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Full driving guide for United States4 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
New Hampshire's legendary 34.5-mile stretch of NH-112 through the White Mountains, crossing the 2,855 ft Kancamagus Pass: one of America's finest fall-foliage drives.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
An 800-foot natural granite flume in Franconia Notch, walls 70 to 90 feet high and as little as 12 feet apart, followed on a boardwalk pinned to the rock beside Flume Brook. Open roughly May to late October.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
New Hampshire's rugged mountain range crowned by Mount Washington, home to the worst weather in the world and spectacular fall foliage drives.
51 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
America's oldest man-made tourist attraction (1861): a 7.6-mile toll road climbing to the 6,288 ft summit of the Northeast's highest peak, home of the famous 'This Car Climbed Mt. Washington' sticker.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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