Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Stearns Hill
Stearns Hill is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Boynton Hill stands 529 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Keene
How to reach it
Coordinates42.95105, -72.35767
- 4.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 6 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 9 mi
- stone post view · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stearns Hill: 0.5 mi
- Grays Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hyland Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.6 mi
- West Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Hyland Hill State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Indian Arrowhead Forest Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Horatio Colony Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Chase-Graf Town Forest: 3.0 mi
- California Brook Natural Area: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Shadow Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Bents Ice Pond Pocket Park: 2.0 mi
- Sesame Street Pocket Park: 2.3 mi
- Horatio Colony Trust: 2.5 mi
- Ladies Wildwood Park: 2.6 mi
Museums: 29
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
- Colony House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 4.3 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 4.3 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Oya Hill: 4.2 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 4.2 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 4.2 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Mine Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 11.2 mi
- Table Rock: 13.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Baseball: 4.1 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 4.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 4.1 mi
- Pizza Wings: 4.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Sunset Beach: 13.3 mi
- Corona Beach: 13.8 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.0 mi
- Ranger Beach: 16.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 8.7 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 11.3 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 15.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 17.2 mi
- Hobo Falls: 20.1 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Hall Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- John Pierce Garden: 15.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 15.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 24.9 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 4
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 4.2 mi
- Stone Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 23.6 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 4.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 15.0 mi
- (seasonal): 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Stearns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Hill | NE 48° | 529 m | 8.8 mi |
| Winch Hill | NE 56° | 500 m | 8.5 mi |
| Derry Hill | N 358° | 498 m | 6.2 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | NE 48° | 487 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bassett Hill | E 87° | 472 m | 8.5 mi |
| Webster Hill | NE 45° | 459 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hyland Hill | WNW 293° | 458 m | 1.5 mi |
| Surry Mountain | NNE 21° | 455 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797248
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 7 mi
- Brattleboro · 12 mi
- Rindge · 22 mi
- Wilmington · 27 mi
- Gill · 28 mi
- Greenfield · 28 mi
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