Portsmouth NH Points Of Interest
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, that has a human population of 21,233. It is surely an historic seaport as well as renowned summer time tourist location, Portsmouth is serviced via Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, earlier known as the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base. The location features a total area of 16.8 sq . miles with the Piscataqua River wandering through it.
Town is intersected by way of Interstate 95 attaching Portsmouth to Maine in the north in addition to Boston and locations towards the south. U.S. Route 1 is a coastal route, and U.S. Route 4 linking spots east and west. Portsmouth contains a large variety of interesting and venues, like the Music Hall, USS Albacore Museum & Park, North Church, Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Strawberry Banke Museum and the Whaling Wall.
Portsmouth newspapers are the New Hampshire Gazette, the Portsmouth herald and The Wire. There is a number of radio stations, WSCA-LP Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1, FWHEB 100.3 FM and WMYF 1380 AM.
Portsmouth offers a four-season climate with wintry winter seasons as well as warm summers, springtime and autumn are crisp and shorter transitions.
Another major attraction in the Portsmouth area is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). The Portsmouth naval Shipyard is just one of four remaining naval shipyards in the nation. The Shipyard fully encompasses Seavey Island that is found at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. This federally-owned island is across the harbor from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with access to the mainland by two bridges that hook up with Kittery, Maine.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employs almost 4,500 civilian employees. PNSY has an active apprentice and engineer recruitment program. In addition to the civilian workforce, you will find around one hundred naval officers and enlisted personnel assigned to the Shipyard. PNSY encompasses over 297 acres including the main base and a family housing site off base in Kittery, Maine. Many of the buildings located at the Shipyard are in an historic district and 50 buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Through the Shipyard's Host Community Program a community adopts a submarine for the duration of its availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The community welcomes the officers, crews and families of the ship and includes them as part of their community. It is a partnership - the submarine crew enjoys the community's hospitality and in return, the community receives a helping hand and a unique feeling of involvement in the lives of Naval personnel.
Town is intersected by way of Interstate 95 attaching Portsmouth to Maine in the north in addition to Boston and locations towards the south. U.S. Route 1 is a coastal route, and U.S. Route 4 linking spots east and west. Portsmouth contains a large variety of interesting and venues, like the Music Hall, USS Albacore Museum & Park, North Church, Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Prescott Park Arts Festival, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Strawberry Banke Museum and the Whaling Wall.
Portsmouth newspapers are the New Hampshire Gazette, the Portsmouth herald and The Wire. There is a number of radio stations, WSCA-LP Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1, FWHEB 100.3 FM and WMYF 1380 AM.
Portsmouth offers a four-season climate with wintry winter seasons as well as warm summers, springtime and autumn are crisp and shorter transitions.
Another major attraction in the Portsmouth area is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). The Portsmouth naval Shipyard is just one of four remaining naval shipyards in the nation. The Shipyard fully encompasses Seavey Island that is found at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. This federally-owned island is across the harbor from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with access to the mainland by two bridges that hook up with Kittery, Maine.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employs almost 4,500 civilian employees. PNSY has an active apprentice and engineer recruitment program. In addition to the civilian workforce, you will find around one hundred naval officers and enlisted personnel assigned to the Shipyard. PNSY encompasses over 297 acres including the main base and a family housing site off base in Kittery, Maine. Many of the buildings located at the Shipyard are in an historic district and 50 buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Through the Shipyard's Host Community Program a community adopts a submarine for the duration of its availability at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The community welcomes the officers, crews and families of the ship and includes them as part of their community. It is a partnership - the submarine crew enjoys the community's hospitality and in return, the community receives a helping hand and a unique feeling of involvement in the lives of Naval personnel.
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