ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I thought it'd be cool for people to do this. When I hear people post about their towns I guess I get a certain picture in my head, and I thought it'd be neat to see what it actually looks like where people live. I know BorderWx posts some awesome pictures right from his back yard and I would love to see more of those. I know we have the scenery thread, but people post pictures from all over in that and not just near their back yards. Here's Harwinton, CT in the NW Corner. Cool little town, much of it above 900'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch2014 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Town of Concord, MA... About 175-200' of elevation, 18 miles or so from Boston Harbor... 30 minutes to the city with no traffic, or about 45 via train... Population of 17,668 (2010)... With a density of 680 people/sq mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I live in Bridgewater NH, almost exactly centrally located in NH. Im one town south of Plymouth NH. Our towns population is 1000. Lowest elevation along the Pemi River to th east and Newfound Lake to the west which are about 500 feet above sealevel. Highest points are 1900 feet. My house is at 1100 feet. Here is the view from my front lawn. Moved from Boston 10 years ago and never looked back. 100" of snowfall at my elevation keeps me very happy. By the way my high this summer was only 92F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 I live in Bridgewater NH, almost exactly centrally located in NH. Im one town south of Plymouth NH. Our towns population is 1000. Lowest elevation along the Pemi River to th east and Newfound Lake to the west which are about 500 feet above sealevel. Highest points are 1900 feet. My house is at 1100 feet. Here is the view from my front lawn. Moved from Boston 10 years ago and never looked back. 100" of snowfall at my elevation keeps me very happy. By the way my high this summer was only 92F. That picture is awesome. I liked the one above that too, was that at the battlefield? Feel like I walked over that bridge when I was 8 or 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Quincy, Ma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch2014 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 That picture is awesome. I liked the one above that too, was that at the battlefield? Feel like I walked over that bridge when I was 8 or 9 Yeah that's the North Bridge Battlefield (First American victory of the Revolutionary War)... That and Walden Pond (Henry Thoreau) are probably the two biggest tourist attractions in the town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I live in North Coventry, CT at 835' in elevation. My town has a population of 11,504 (2000) and covers an area of 38.4 square miles with a population density of 305 per square mile. Our town has 2 golf course one major river and a 373 acre lake. The town is 300 years old this year. My backyard with mid-October snow: And December snow/ice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Not my pic but Anacomet Pond (Comet Pond) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Stowe, VT... here's a photo from last season, looking down on town from Mt Mansfield. I'm standing on pretty much our town's western border, and the eastern border is up on the ridgeline of the Worcester Range seen in the picture. The ridgeline varies from 3,000-3,700ft and is like a second spine to the main Green Mountain Spine where I'm standing. Elevations in town vary from as low as 650ft to 4,395ft, though the highest inhabited areas are 1,800-2,000ft. The majority of folks live down between 700-1000ft (down around the fields, and very small hills in the village area), however there is a growing community on the west slope of the Worcester Range in the distance, with elevations ranging from 1,200ft to the highest properties seen across the valley at 1,800-2,000ft. Snowfall in town ranges from 120-130" down there in the lowest elevations of town, to 317" (18-year average) at the top of the ski lifts on Mansfield. As many know, a large portion of our snowfall is orographic in nature and/or assisted by orographics in synoptic events, as we do well on both westerly and easterly flow seeing as the two mountain ranges form north-south barriers. Luckily we have the two mountain ranges because it does not allow for major downsloping locally, as the air is just forced to rise over the next ridgeline a few miles downstream (in a lot of events with high inversion levels, both ridgelines cause a more general area of lift over the entire town). The primary downsloping on westerly flow happens east of the Worcesters, and easterly flow downsloping occurs west of the Spine in the Champlain Valley. Lastly, we may not be in the same league as SLK/BML/HIE but we radiate very well in the village seeing as the valley bottom elevations are still 700+ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Stowe, VT... here's a photo from last season, looking down on town from Mt Mansfield. I'm standing on pretty much our town's western border, and the eastern border is up on the ridgeline of the Worcester Range seen in the picture. The ridgeline varies from 3,000-3,700ft and is like a second spine to the main Green Mountain Spine where I'm standing. Elevations in town vary from as low as 650ft to 4,395ft, though the highest inhabited areas are 1,800-2,000ft. The majority of folks live down between 700-1000ft (down around the fields, and very small hills in the village area), however there is a growing community on the west slope of the Worcester Range in the distance, with elevations ranging from 1,200ft to the highest properties seen across the valley at 1,800-2,000ft. Snowfall in town ranges from 120-130" down there in the lowest elevations of town, to 317" (18-year average) at the top of the ski lifts on Mansfield. As many know, a large portion of our snowfall is orographic in nature and/or assisted by orographics in synoptic events, as we do well on both westerly and easterly flow seeing as the two mountain ranges form north-south barriers. Luckily we have the two mountain ranges because it does not allow for major downsloping, as the air is just forced to rise over the next ridgeline, and the primary downsloping on westerly flow happens east of the Worcesters, and easterly flow downsloping occurs west of the Spine in the Champlain Valley. We may not be in the same league as SLK/BML/HIE but we radiate very well in the village seeing as the valley bottom elevations are still 700+ft. Nice, I was waiting for you to post. I want to see dendrites view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Nice, I was waiting for you to post. I want to see dendrites view. Yeah, I really don't know much at all about the area Dendrite is from. From a "front yard" perspective, wxeye Gene is the winner so far... I absolutely love that view he has on the web cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yeah, I really don't know much at all about the area Dendrite is from. From a "front yard" perspective, wxeye Gene is the winner so far... I absolutely love that view he has on the web cam. I thought dendrite lived just n of the presidentials, maybe I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Bow Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I thought dendrite lived just n of the presidentials, maybe I'm wrong Pretty sure he's on the southern end of the lakes region, its nice there but the presidential range is quite a ways north from there. Another hour at least on the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I live in Bridgewater NH, almost exactly centrally located in NH. Im one town south of Plymouth NH. Our towns population is 1000. Lowest elevation along the Pemi River to th east and Newfound Lake to the west which are about 500 feet above sealevel. Highest points are 1900 feet. My house is at 1100 feet. Here is the view from my front lawn. Moved from Boston 10 years ago and never looked back. 100" of snowfall at my elevation keeps me very happy. By the way my high this summer was only 92F. I definitely would not mind coming back and settling down in that area one day. I've seen many parts of the country, and they all have something incredible to offer, but NH is my home and so far I wouldn't trade it for any other location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Bedford, NH. pop around 25k. Merrimack River watershed. 200-860ft, 480ft here. avg snowfall: somewhere around 65-70" View of my neighbors hillside Christmas Tree farm. October last year: At the house (20.9") Same storm, 27"+, 1300'+ nearby in Goffstown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Lots of pics from KPIT have already been here. But here are a couple of others. One is of Mt. Massemet (the highest place in town-1588'- as viewed from Mt. Sugarloaf). The others are of the Bridge of Flowers and a shot along the Deerfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 This is Moosup Pond down the street from me, I live at the border with Sterling CT second picture from Wacky pond.I live at 515 Ft. Moosup is a hamlet of Plainfield Ct , has a town center with higher residential density but is for the most part a typical rural New England town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 My name is Kevin..I am a weenie..I live at 1,000 feet in NE CT. I like hype, extreme weather , and damage Each winter my neighborhood looks like this Many times during massive winter storms..they have to dig the children out of schools in town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 My name is Kevin..I am a weenie..I live at 1,000 feet in NE CT. I like hype, extreme weather , and damage Each winter my neighborhood looks like this Many times during massive winter storms..they have to dig the children out of schools in town What a weenie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Kevin, I love that pic of your driveway with the huge mountains on either side. ...only a weenie would make those, considering how much snow is on your roof, I expect that the snowbanks drop off substantially just over those peaks. ...here is the golf course right across the street from me. In fact, during nights where we may have an aurora, I walk up to the fringe of this green and spend time looking due North for lights. 5th green, Crumpin Fox. I live at 600', and the town has peaks well above 1200. I'm on the shoulder of one of those. It is interesting to see how different the weather is at different elevations. There have been many times where I have an inch or two of paste (or even a dusting), where just a mile down the road there is nothing. At the same time, there are times when just above me has a thick coating of rime on the hilltops, and I have nothing. ...or significantly more Ice for that matter during ice storms. Also, here is the view from Bella Notte restaurant, again, right across the street from my house. Looking almost due South, the far peak is Mt Tom. I might take a drive up the street today and get a shot of Mt Monadnock from about 1000' up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 What a weenie. LOL..that guy digging out the school..was when they had to shovel off my daughters school roof and they cancelled school for 2 more days to shovel out the doors and windows..Just a magical 2 month period that was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Kevin, I love that pic of your driveway with the huge mountains on either side. ...only a weenie would make those, considering how much snow is on your roof, I expect that the snowbanks drop off substantially just over those peaks. ...here is the golf course right across the street from me. In fact, during nights where we may have an aurora, I walk up to the fringe of this green and spend time looking due North for lights. 5th green, Crumpin Fox. I live at 600', and the town has peaks well above 1200. I'm on the shoulder of one of those. It is interesting to see how different the weather is at different elevations. There have been many times where I have an inch or two of paste (or even a dusting), where just a mile down the road there is nothing. At the same time, there are times when just above me has a thick coating of rime on the hilltops, and I have nothing. ...or significantly more Ice for that matter during ice storms. Well the other side of those banks is the grass where there was a solid 3 feet + OTG at that point..I could stare at that pic for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yeah, I really don't know much at all about the area Dendrite is from. From a "front yard" perspective, wxeye Gene is the winner so far... I absolutely love that view he has on the web cam. Agreed. This is Moosup Pond down the street from me, I live at the border with Sterling CT second picture from Wacky pond.I live at 515 Ft. Moosup is a hamlet of Plainfield Ct , has a town center with higher residential density but is for the most part a typical rural New England town. Beautiful shots, Steve. Is that anywhere near Patchogue Pond? My physics teacher would have a party for all the graduating seniors from his class there. He lived right on it and we'd go skiing, etc. Kevin, I love that pic of your driveway with the huge mountains on either side. ...only a weenie would make those, considering how much snow is on your roof, I expect that the snowbanks drop off substantially just over those peaks. ...here is the golf course right across the street from me. In fact, during nights where we may have an aurora, I walk up to the fringe of this green and spend time looking due North for lights. 5th green, Crumpin Fox. I live at 600', and the town has peaks well above 1200. I'm on the shoulder of one of those. It is interesting to see how different the weather is at different elevations. There have been many times where I have an inch or two of paste (or even a dusting), where just a mile down the road there is nothing. At the same time, there are times when just above me has a thick coating of rime on the hilltops, and I have nothing. ...or significantly more Ice for that matter during ice storms. Also, here is the view from Bella Notte restaurant, again, right across the street from my house. YOu're right at Crumpin Fox? Would love to get out and play at some point. I suck at it, but it's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I live in Belchertown. Lots of people have chainsaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 YOu're right at Crumpin Fox? Would love to get out and play at some point. I suck at it, but it's fun. Yes, I basically live right across the street from the 5th green. It's an expensive course, so I don't typically play it more than once a year or so. ...I do, however, get up there about once a week, with my 8 year-old son and fart around on the greens in the evenings. ...it's a great way to practice your short game, as the 5th green pretty much has a little bit of everything. Of course, it's great practicing long sand shots in amazing bunkers just to head to my "home" course (Northfield), where you're playing out of unraked hardpan. ... but I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 looks like my neighborhood last year I live in Belchertown. Lots of people have chainsaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I live in Bridgewater NH, almost exactly centrally located in NH. Im one town south of Plymouth NH. Our towns population is 1000. Lowest elevation along the Pemi River to th east and Newfound Lake to the west which are about 500 feet above sealevel. Highest points are 1900 feet. My house is at 1100 feet. Here is the view from my front lawn. Moved from Boston 10 years ago and never looked back. 100" of snowfall at my elevation keeps me very happy. By the way my high this summer was only 92F. Being that I was born in Laconia and I'm originally from Ashland I always appreciate your obs, and photos, along with Eeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Well the other side of those banks is the grass where there was a solid 3 feet + OTG at that point..I could stare at that pic for hours. Dayz, and dayz of snow porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 MPM Pachaug Pond is in Voluntown,Ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 After the October blizzard last fall. www.aerialphotonh.com has lots of other NH cities too, cool site. Downtown Laconia, Lake Opechee, Paugus Bay and a tiny sliver of the rest of Lake Winnipesaukee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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