Peak · New Hampshire
Brown Hill
Brown Hill rises to 444 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Trow Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34825126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 444 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.41134, -72.08119
- On the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 6 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 18 mi
- Indian Ridge · 21 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Field: 1.5 mi
- Hames Park: 1.7 mi
- Coffin Park: 1.8 mi
- Ben Mere Park: 1.8 mi
- Tilton Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Trow Hill: 0.9 mi
- Garnet Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mica Mine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.5 mi
- Keyser Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot: 2.0 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Wendell Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 2.6 mi
- Wendell Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 7.5 mi
- naval gun: 13.1 mi
- civil war: 13.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 15.7 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 25
- Dewey Beach: 1.1 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 1.5 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 3.5 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 3.9 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 4.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Sunapee Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 1.8 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 4.6 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 17
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 19.3 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 21.6 mi
- Refuge: 22.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 6.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 12.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 12.9 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 17.9 mi
- Sumner Falls: 18.3 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 4.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 17.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 19.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 20.2 mi
- Lyman Point: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 4.1 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 10.1 mi
- The Bulkhead: 13.5 mi
- Bouldering: 20.4 mi
- The Ledges: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 13.5 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 14.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | S 177° | 828 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | S 174° | 824 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Peak | S 169° | 794 m | 7.0 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NNE 29° | 698 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Peak | S 176° | 692 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NNE 30° | 667 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSE 148° | 614 m | 6.1 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | NE 39° | 593 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357718561
Day trips start here
- New London · 5 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Claremont · 14 mi
- Cornish · 15 mi
- Windsor · 16 mi
- Lebanon · 18 mi
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