Washington in Sullivan County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Compass Rock

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2023

1. Compass Rock Marker

Inscription.
Carved in ca.1894 by Carroll Farnsworth (1884-1986)
while a student at Ball-Farnsworth District 3 School,
at NW corner of Faxon Hill Rd. and King St.
Latter [sic] Carroll was an instructor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 43° 10.565′ N, 72° 5.77′ W. Marker is in Washington, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It can be reached from Halfmoon Pond Road. Marker and rock are inside the fence surrounding the Civil War monument, on the south end of the Town Common along NH Route 31 at Faxon Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Halfmoon Pond Road, Washington NH 03280, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington NH Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Washington NH Town Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington NH (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Wayside Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Alonzo Ames Miner D.D. (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Compass Rock and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2023

2. Compass Rock and Marker

Compass Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2023

3. Compass Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.