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Breakneck Hill

Breakneck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Breakneck Hill rises to 81 m in New Hampshire. Warner Hill stands 182 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34824487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
81 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81179, -71.37739

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Parks
  • Nashua Road Fields: 2.8 mi
  • Greeley Park: 3.2 mi
  • Continental Park: 3.2 mi
  • Benson Park: 3.4 mi
  • Elmer G. Raymond Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
  • Morrison House Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Windham Town Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Derry Museum of History: 5.3 mi
  • Nashua Historical Society: 5.6 mi
  • District 1 Schoolhouse: 7.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Nashua Garden Club: 5.0 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Gate City Community Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 25
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wildcat Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.3 mi
  • The Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 4.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mystery Spring: 16.1 mi
  • River Road Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Breakneck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warner HillNE 48°182 m7.6 mi
Jeremy HillSSE 168°171 m4.6 mi
Hubbard HillNE 49°155 m8.2 mi
Ryan HillNE 53°153 m5.4 mi
Bush HillS 179°152 m4.2 mi
Moore HillNE 38°152 m9.2 mi
Barrett HillSSW 203°148 m2.0 mi
Jennys HillE 85°145 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0819:4520:28
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1415:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534465767727163503929
Precip in3.33.24.24.13.64.23.33.83.74.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson 1 SSE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1915266 — Breakneck Hill, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357736934

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