Exploring the Seacoast Region of Hampton, New Hampshire

We are happy to have Flat Stanley-Whitman visit us in Hampton, New Hampshire (population 15,000), a town in an area commonly referred to as the Seacoast region. The New Hampshire seacoast borders Massachusetts to our south, and Maine to our north, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Interestingly, with only 18 miles of coastline, New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state. 

Our town of Hampton is home to Hampton Beach State Park, the state’s largest beach with a huge, long sandy beach, a boardwalk with all kinds of amusements such as arcades, fried dough and lots of T-shirt and gift shops, to name a few. Every Wednesday night during the summer is just like the Fourth of July at Hampton Beach because there are awesome fireworks. And there is a band shell where nightly outdoor concerts are held. Every year in June, there is a sand sculpture contest and in September, the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival is held. There are also eight other beaches and waterfront state parks along the coast.
 
Our climate in Hampton is much like your climate in Farmington. The summer is warm and humid and the winter is cold, snowy and wet. Usually, it is cooler along the coast than it is inland. For example, yesterday it was 52 degrees in Hampton, but it was 80 degrees in Manchester, New Hampshire’s
largest town, which is about 30 miles inland.

The Seacoast region of New Hampshire is just one part of our large state. There is also the Lakes region, the White Mountains region and the North Country, to name a few. So much to explore and do! Did you know that New Hampshire was the ninth of the original thirteen colonies? And New Hampshire has the coolest state motto in the whole United States, if I do say so myself: "Live Free or Die."

The Anastasia family, Hampton, New Hampshire, (Aunt, Uncle and cousins of Erik I.)