The Whirlpool is a stretch of rapids in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.9 miles southeast of New Ipswich and roughly 19.2 miles west of Nashua as the crow flies.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 6 recorded rapids in Hillsborough County. Moors Falls, is about 22 miles away. Cohas Falls, is about 23.7 miles away. Wicassic Falls, is about 23.8 miles away across the state line in Massachusetts.
The Whirlpool is located at 42.7370° N, 71.8442° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.