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Farnsworth Hill

Farnsworth Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Farnsworth Hill rises to 559 m in New Hampshire. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the east-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Town Forest (Farnsworth Hill Lot), a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34868139, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.17258, -72.13082

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Morgan: 0.8 mi
  • Pillsbury State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 8.3 mi
  • Acworth Town Common: 8.8 mi
  • Acworth Town Land: 9.3 mi
Peaks
Museums: 33
  • Washington Historical Society: 1.9 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Alstead Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 13.2 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 20
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 11
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 18.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 18.2 mi
  • Baseball: 18.2 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Table Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 16.0 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 17.9 mi
  • Billings Fold: 21.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 18.1 mi
  • Green Mountain Railroad: 24.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.3 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gleason Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 5
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 4.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Farnsworth Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lovewell MountainENE 59°751 m4.1 mi
Little Sunapee MountainNNE 25°734 m6.8 mi
Goves MountainNNE 11°721 m6.0 mi
Bean MountainN 355°708 m3.8 mi
Bryant MountainNNE 11°698 m5.2 mi
Lempster MountainN 351°686 m4.3 mi
Pitcher MountainS 182°653 m5.4 mi
Silver MountainNW 304°652 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720389

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