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The highest point in Farmington is Blue Job Mountain, at 1,350 feet (410 m) above sea level, near the town's southwestern border. Farmington lies almost fully within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed, with the westernmost corner of town located in the Merrimack River watershed. [9] The town is crossed by New Hampshire Routes 11, 75, and 153.
New Hampshire Route 153 is Farmington's Main Street, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Union. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Farmington CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km 2), all of it recorded as land. [4] The Cocheco River passes through the western and southern parts of the CDP, flowing southeast to Rochester and Dover.
New Hampshire Route 75 (abbreviated NH 75) is a 5.453-mile-long (8.776 km) secondary east–west highway in Strafford County in southeastern New Hampshire. It runs from Farmington to Milton. The western terminus of NH 75 is in Farmington at New Hampshire Route 11. The eastern terminus is in Milton at New Hampshire Route 125 just east of the ...
Blue Job Mountain (pronounced / dʒ oʊ b / Jobe) is a mountain in Farmington, New Hampshire. It has a fire tower at the summit, [3] and numerous trails, most commonly accessed from First Crown Point Road in neighboring Strafford, crisscross the mountain. Blue Job Mountain State Forest occupies 284 acres (115 ha) around the summit. [4]
The pound was built in 1823 by the town, replacing an earlier wooden structure built in 1802, and is one of a few well-preserved pounds in southeastern New Hampshire. It remained in use until late in the 19th century, and was sold into private hands in 1918. It was given back to the town, and is now maintained by the Farmington Historical ...
New Hampshire Route 11D was a short state highway running for 3.29 miles (5.29 km) entirely in the town of Alton. The road is no longer maintained by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, [3] but the road is still named "Route 11D." It acts as a local-traffic loop parallel to NH 11 along Alton Bay.
Tom Taylor, who served as mayor of Farmington from 1986 to 1998, said the idea of extending Piñon Hills Boulevard south over the Animas River came up midway through his tenure, with the project ...
The Cochecho River (incorrectly Cocheco River) is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, 38.3 miles (61.6 km) long, [1] in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.It rises in northern Strafford County and runs southeastward, through the town of Farmington and the cities of Rochester and Dover, where it provides hydroelectric power.