Balch Hill

Balch Hill sits at 938 feet along the Connecticut River Byway, facing 300 degrees, with the land dropping 413 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The orientation puts the view toward the sunset side of the sky, roughly 30 degrees off square with due west. From this point, College Park is visible to the west-southwest at 1.3 miles (587 ft), alongside the Sunset Viewing Spot in the same direction and distance, at 601 feet. Dartmouth Green lies farther out west-southwest at 1.5 miles (541 ft), with School Street Sustainability Park beyond it at 1.7 miles (527 ft). Kendal Riverfront Park is the one feature to the north, at 1.4 miles and 470 feet. Lebanon is the closest town, 4.8 miles south; Rutland and Concord are considerably farther, at 36.3 and 50.4 miles. Given the westward facing, sunset light reaches this overlook directly, with seasonal sunset times ranging from about 16:15 in December to 20:35 in June. The Sunset Viewing Spot is the previous stop on the byway, and Post Pond Overlook follows next.