Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
West Stewartstown in Coos County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
 

45th Parallel

 
 
45th Parallel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 21, 2014
1. 45th Parallel Marker
Inscription. As you stand at this point on the 45th parallel you are half way between the Equator and the North Pole.
 
Erected by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 064.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: LandmarksNotable Places. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list.
 
Location. 45° 0′ N, 71° 31.588′ W. Marker is near Stewartstown, New Hampshire, in Coos County. It is in West Stewartstown. It is on U.S. 3 half a mile north of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colebrook NH 03576, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stewartstown Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Canaan Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away in Vermont); Canaan Vermont War Memorials (approx. 0.7 miles away in Vermont); Supreme Court of the United States Boundary Commission (approx. 3.1 miles away in Vermont); Metallak (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named 45th Parallel (approx. 5.2 miles away);
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
Country Roots (approx. 7½ miles away); Hicks Hardware (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stewartstown.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 82 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 24, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
m=75633

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 11, 2026