Peak · New Hampshire
Farnum Hill
Farnum Hill rises to 465 m in New Hampshire. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the south-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagles Nest, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34868152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 465 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.48614, -71.91862
- 5.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 13 mi
- Indian Ridge · 22 mi
- Norman Overlook · 23 mi
- Balch Hill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eagles Nest: 0.6 mi
- Bannock Hill: 0.7 mi
- Old English Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ford Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bog Mountain: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Rosemary's Woods: 1.8 mi
- Woods Without Gile: 2.8 mi
- Pound Woodland Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Langenau Forest: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Eagle Pond Boat Access: 2.5 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 2.8 mi
- West Peak: 3.6 mi
- Ledges: 3.6 mi
- Independence Park: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Bulkhead: 5.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 8.5 mi
- The Ledges: 13.2 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 19.8 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Old Hill VIllage: 11.6 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 12.9 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 13.8 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 35
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.3 mi
- The Wrecker: 20.8 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 22.0 mi
- Refuge: 23.7 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 29
- Elkins Beach: 4.8 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 5.5 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 8.4 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 8.9 mi
Museums: 24
- Potter Place Depot: 4.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 10.7 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 11.1 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 12
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 11.0 mi
- Tipping Rock: 20.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Lyman Point: 22.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Profile Falls: 10.8 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 11.1 mi
- Welton Falls: 12.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 13.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Botanical Garden: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.9 mi
- (seasonal): 20.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 3.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Farnum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SSE 156° | 891 m | 7.7 mi |
| Melvin Hill | WNW 296° | 698 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NNE 22° | 692 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | ESE 105° | 689 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 106° | 689 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | WNW 298° | 667 m | 4.4 mi |
| Melvin Mountain | N 8° | 660 m | 8.1 mi |
| Forbes Mountain | NNE 33° | 658 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 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 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866844 — Farnum Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720394
Day trips start here
- New London · 6 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 11 mi
- Orange · 12 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Tilton · 17 mi
- Ashland · 20 mi
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