Bear Hill
Bear Hill rises to 593 m in New Hampshire. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34821175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 593 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 4 mi
- Balch Hill · 8 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holts Ledge: 0.7 mi
- Plot Hill: 1.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Flint Hill: 2.4 mi
- Moose Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Lyme Common: 2.9 mi
- Chase Beach Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park: 4.4 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 6.2 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 6.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.3 mi
- Royal C. Nemiah Forest: 2.2 mi
- Plummer Tract: 2.4 mi
- Big Rock Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Britton Forest: 2.8 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 0.8 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 2.0 mi
- Bouldering: 8.9 mi
- The Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 13.5 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 2.9 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 5.4 mi
- The Bill Farm: 5.5 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 6.9 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 7.2 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 4.5 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 9.5 mi
- Robert Frost: 9.7 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 9.8 mi
- D₂D: 9.8 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 9.8 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Tipping Rock: 11.5 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 13.1 mi
- Lyman Point: 13.3 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 13.4 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 5.9 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 9.9 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 10.0 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 10.8 mi
- The Chutes: 7.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 10.0 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 12.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 13.0 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Area 1: 7.3 mi
- Area 2: 7.3 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 9.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 15.7 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | NE 53° | 983 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Cube | NNE 33° | 873 m | 8.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NE 47° | 793 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lampier Hill | NE 56° | 722 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thompson Hill | ESE 107° | 709 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 200° | 702 m | 3.3 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 198° | 693 m | 4.3 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | E 95° | 692 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357717768
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