October Flight of Londonderry Orchards

Mack's is also known as Moose Hill Orchards

Mack's is also known as Moose Hill Orchards

...more will come into view. Including the scare crow contest on the north side of the parking lot.

As the aircraft flies in a clockwise direction...

Panning out Shaws Market on 102 is at the upper left.

The wetlands on the lower right are protected from development by Londonderry open space they lead to Adams Pond a great place to Canoe!

About 50 barns are left in town, at the center is Mac's barn complex in use every day.

A view to the south of Woodmount Orchards. The logging in the left bottom corner near the sharp bend of Hovey Road is the start of Orchard View Estates in October of 2005

Hovey Road starts at the center bottom and turns left

Pillsbury Cemetery opened in 2004, on land donated by Woodmont.

The home on the center right is a antique built about 1880 according to tax records, it includes a slate roof, gingerbread type trim and even a turret! All this detail can be seen in the full size images that these photographs are printed from. The home in the upper right hand border is on the North East corner of Duck Marsh and was moved from the original location by the front portion of the park and ride in one piece through the orchard.

One of the first ever built the building in the center is a controlled atmosphere storage facility. Construction started in the late 1950's by William "Bill" Lievens, a expert and president of both the New Hampshire Fruit Growers and the New York - New England Apple Institute.

The wetland near the top of the image, Duck Marsh, borders a 19 acre portion of the orchard that looks dark green in this image, those apple trees are located on Gilcreast Road across from Cortland Street. The entire farm covers approximately 264 acres. The box store in the upper left is the Home Depot, to the center of left is the Apple Tree Mall where the Shaw's is located. On the far left near the top is the Park and Ride center including a bus terminal at Exit 4.

Still not showing the entire farm this view provides a glimpse from what is hidden from cars as they travel up route 93 from Boston just 43 miles away. The terraced looking orchard on the right hand side towards the center is Mack's U-Pick 4. The orchard has been grown on the side of the slope. On clear days you can see Boston from the high points of Woodmont Orchard. The line in the center near the top is 102 leading to crossroads mall at the end. South school can be seen to the left of that directly above the Market Basket plaza in the distance. To the far right the dome shaped image surrounded by smaller domes, is the VOR called "MHT" used for aircraft navigation.

This closeup of the packing house, shows the antique truck with the Woodmont logo on the side. In any large photographs you order you will find the detail stunning. ImageAbility also has the ability to produce these in larger sizes perfect for corporate and office environments. You may have seen our work at the Londonderry Town Hall in each of the themed conference rooms. Note the rust colored pole on the left hand side in the orchard, this is a fan that runs to keep the air moving when threats of frost or freeze occur in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

The Lievens Homestead can be seen on the left hand side, the red home framed with the bright yellow maple leaves. These images were shot in the fall of 2005. Just at the very top far left is the back corner of the Market Basket in Londonderry. The white buildings with black rooftops are located on Commons Drive. This first class office complex is nestled into the Woodmont farm.

Route 93 borders the Woodmont Orchard on the east side south of Pillsbury road. In the lower left is the intersection of Londonderry Road and Pillsbury Road. The right hand side on the right near route 93 is Trolley Car Lane. In the Upper left corner you can see Market Basket at the top and Sears Essentials on the left.

Londonderry Road, home to several office buildings some with garage units in the back of the buildings for light warehouse or repair. To the left not shown are two fireworks stores and a self storage center.

Woodmont Orchards viewing the farm to the west just above the Route 93 exit 4 off ramp. The red car is about to exit onto Route 102 in this photo. The Woodmont homestead is completely covered with the fall foliage in this view, but the climate controlled storage house can be seen clearly in the center. The loading dock doors show as teeth under the black roof. The farm continues off to the right along Hovey Road up to Spring Road not seen in this image.

Coming into view nearly the entire north section of Woodmont Orchards the top right hand side at the top is Kit Lane, Kim Ave and Spring Road neighborhoods. Total acres in the farm is about 264, this does not include the Sears Essentials property.

This view is just about the entire Woodmont Farm, the dark green area on the center left is missing a small piece of the 19 acres on the south west corner of that lot. The Exit 4 ramp was reconstructed in the last decade and Route 93 was cleared for widening after the last lawsuit ended in the summer of 2009. The park and ride bus terminal can be seen in the center of the parking lot near the southbound exit ramp that leads to 102 east and west intersection. The Sears Essentials, once a K-Mart is owned by the Woodmont family and sits on approximately 18.6 acres. The building is about 145,000 square feet of retail space presently configured into two stores. The dark green woodlands on the upper center right is a woodlot for the Estey Saw Mill in Londonderry. The pond in the lower center of the image is located next to the Burger King and belongs to the Cracker Barrel Country Store. This was once the major source of refrigeration (ice) in the region.

Zooming in on the orchard clearly visible are ladders, apple bins and the fans that keep the blossoms from freezing in the spring. The New England Rocks litter the landscape, some spread through the fields and some moved to piles or constructed into walls. If you order any of these images as prints, the larger the image the more detail will be visible. All prints are suitable for framing or finishing for display in your home or office. If you have a larger need, in size or for your company contact us at www.ImageAbility.com our custom services are available worldwide.

Located in the west central part of Londonderry, New Hampshire the farm is on High Range Road cutting through the center of the farm. It also borders Adams Road a historic scenic byway in New Hampshire.

Lots of variety in this image, on the left behind the farm stand (bottom left) are apple trees used for the fresh pressed cider that is squeezed and bottled in the large building with the green roof. Across the road on the upper left are the U-Pick apples clearly marked with the type they are in each row. In the upper center the bars of soft small green plants are strawberries, as well as the similar looking planting along adams on the right. The roadway in the center of the image on the back side (closest to the bottom) has Grapes, Then cherries on the left side of the farm road. On the right hand side are raspberries and blueberries along with other plantings for the farm stand. This area also has peaches, plums and other skinless types of fruit.

Sunnycrest farm goes back further than you think, bordering Premier Drive on the west side of the farm. Those homes in that neighborhood can be seen at the bottom of this image. The land has been preserved with open space funds providing a agricultural easement. This prevents development with homes similar to those seen around the farm.

Nearby Sunnycrest Farm we flew over the intersection of High Range and Wiley Hill Road. If you look closely you can still see where the telephone pole was near the middle of the intersection in the early 1980's. The barn at the center of the image has a tax abatement on it that encourages preservation. Londonderry has 48 barns in the community.

The pastures at the bottom of the image, are used for horses and are rotated for grazing. In the image you can see clearly two horses near the driveway. The large printed images made from these files show great detail. You can even see the tail and main of the horse in a large version!