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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 226 m in New Hampshire. Bean Hill stands 456 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Memorial Park, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America; geonames ID = 5083133

Wikidata Q34821211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
226 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.28583, -71.41308
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Carpenter Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Chichester Community Greenspace: 2.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Thunder Bridge: 2.9 mi
  • Harold Conrad Square: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
  • Webster Mills: 3.4 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • The Pennacook: 7.2 mi
  • End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 7.2 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 7.7 mi
Museums: 35
Beaches: 26
  • Sandy Point: 8.1 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 6.3 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 7.4 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 15.4 mi
  • Block Party Social: 17.0 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Cliffs: 12
  • Carbonneau Cave: 15.5 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 16.0 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 16.1 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Steeles Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 22.0 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean HillNW 319°456 m10.2 mi
Peaked HillN 4°444 m9.6 mi
Fort MountainSE 146°424 m8.4 mi
Bradford HillN 3°417 m11.8 mi
Nottingham MountainSE 143°411 m9.3 mi
Catamount MountainE 97°403 m6.0 mi
Parker MountainE 92°401 m12.3 mi
Lamprey HillN 1°397 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1515:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357717761

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