Drake Field - PIttsfield, NH
Posted by: silverquill
N 43° 18.421 W 071° 19.393
19T E 311580 N 4797530
Actually Drake Field encompasses 11 acres of land along the Suncook River with various recreation facilities and lots of room to walk. It includes the Lyman Boat Access along the river, and it's home to the annual Rotary Balloon Festival.
Waymark Code: WMBZVX
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2011
Views: 3
From the town web site for
Drake Field:
"Comprising about 11 acres, Drake Field contains tennis courts, a baseball field, a soccer field, basketball court, a cinder walking trail along the Suncook River, the Lyman Boat Access, a handicapped accessible fishing dock, and a gazebo. It is also the site of the Rotary Balloon Festival held in Pittsfield every August."
Drake Field was given to the town of Pittsfield by Nathaniel Drake and Georgiana Butters Drake Carpenter on July 4, 1917.