Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
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The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The region stretches 18 miles along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine. The shoreline is generally very rocky and rough in nature, although a few sandy beaches have been created using jetties/groins. The Seacoast Region of New Hampshire stretches as far west as Epping.
The Isles of Shoals—White, Seavey, Lunging, and Star—are a short ferry ride out into the Gulf of Maine and are considered to be in the Seacoast Region. Collectively, they provide five additional miles of New Hampshire coastline.
[edit] Towns and cities in the region
Coastal town and cities (south to north):
Other towns and cities:
[edit] Tourist attractions in the region
- Hampton Beach
- Odiorne Point State Park and the associated Seacoast Science Center
- The Strawbery Banke district of Portsmouth
- The Portsmouth Children's Museum
- The USS Albacore, once the fastest submarine in the U.S. fleet, now beached in Portsmouth and open to visitors
- The Wentworth by the Sea, a grand old hotel previously fallen into disrepair but now completely renovated
U.S. Route 1 and NH Route 1A run along the Seacoast; during the high tourist season, these highways are extremely crowded with day tourists and seasonal renters. Slightly farther inland, Interstate 95 carries most of the through traffic north into Maine while NH Route 101 carries New Hampshire's east-west traffic between the Seacoast Region and the inland portions of the state.
