Ferncroft, New Hampshire
| Ferncroft, New Hampshire | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Ferncroft
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| Coordinates: 43°54′44″N 71°21′35″W / 43.91222°N 71.35972°WCoordinates: 43°54′44″N 71°21′35″W / 43.91222°N 71.35972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Carroll |
| Towns | Albany, Sandwich |
| Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| GNIS feature ID | 871878 |
Ferncroft is an unincorporated community lying mostly in the town of Albany in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Some of the roads and houses in Ferncroft stretch into the towns of Sandwich and Waterville Valley. The hamlet is a widely spaced cluster of houses centered on several fields lying along the Wonalancet River on Ferncroft Road.
Ferncroft has about 50 seasonal residents and a few full-time residents residing in 11 houses and multiple barns and outbuildings.
Ferncroft was named for the Ferncroft Family Inn which once stood in the area. The area became known as Ferncroft to differentiate it from nearby Wonalancet.
Ferncroft lies 7 miles (11 km) northeast of North Sandwich and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Tamworth, off New Hampshire Route 113A. Ferncroft is located in a glen, dale, or dell, known as Birch Intervale. It lies south of a cirque known as "The Bowl". Mountains surround the hamlet on three sides, and Ferncroft Road is the only way in or out, aside from hiking trails. This makes the village rather inaccessible. In fact the closest town center by road is Tamworth, 7 miles away. The center of Albany, Ferncroft's main parent town, is 18.5 miles (29.8 km) away. Some of the houses in Ferncroft lie within the Waterville Valley town limits; however, the center of Waterville Valley is 47 miles (76 km) and 1.5 hours away by car.
Ferncroft is a popular hiking center in summer, with several major trails beginning from a parking lot on the east side of Ferncroft Road. The trails travel into the Sandwich Range Wilderness and are maintained by the Wonalancet Out-Door Club and United States Forest Service.Mount Whiteface, Mount Passaconaway, Mount Wonalancet and Mount Paugus are just a few of the peaks easily accessible from Ferncroft.
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