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Brown Hill

Brown Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Hill rises to 272 m in New Hampshire. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammond Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 865819).

Wikidata Q34825107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
272 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.12341, -71.57076

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bela Brook Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Bow Rotary Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sargent Park: 3.5 mi
  • Stark Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 45
Beaches: 18
  • White Sands Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Everett Dam: 4.7 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 7.2 mi
  • Block Party Social: 9.0 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 9.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Steeles Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Senter Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 5.2 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 19.3 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 19.4 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainS401 m9.3 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainS395 m9.7 mi
Mount WallingfordWSW364 m9.0 mi
Mount DearbornWSW363 m9.3 mi
Mine HillWSW354 m9.4 mi
Mount MiseryWSW349 m10.7 mi
Mount WilliamWSW335 m7.7 mi
Odiorne HillWSW310 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1615:2816:15

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357718541

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