Peak · New Hampshire
Forbush Hill
Forbush Hill rises to 283 m in New Hampshire. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the east-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Page Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34869601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.88990, -72.23681
- 11.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 9 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 12 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 12 mi
- stone post view · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Page Hill: 0.6 mi
- West Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Huggins: 1.0 mi
- Marcy Hill: 1.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Keene Forestry Park: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Park: 2.9 mi
- Mount Caesar Trails: 2.9 mi
- Town of Swanzey Ball Fields: 3.3 mi
- Patricia T. Russell Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Allen Family Forest: 2.0 mi
- Mount Cresson Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Beech Hill Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Water Tower Lot: 3.4 mi
- Cooper Hill Community Forest: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 3.4 mi
- Oya Hill: 3.4 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 3.7 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 5.1 mi
Museums: 30
- Bruder House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 3.2 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 3.3 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Troy Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Billings Fold: 6.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 6.8 mi
- Mine Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Jacob Hill: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 15
- Sunset Beach: 8.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.3 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.6 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Reaching: 3.3 mi
- Aurora: 3.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 3.5 mi
- Pizza Wings: 3.6 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Falls Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Royalston Falls: 12.1 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 12.7 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 14.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 10
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 3.7 mi
- Stone Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Barrett House: 21.3 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 21.4 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Noahs Ark: 8.8 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 9.0 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Falcon Spring: 7.7 mi
- (seasonal): 23.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Hall Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 9.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Forbush Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | ESE 107° | 965 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bald Rock | ESE 111° | 790 m | 7.0 mi |
| Monte Rosa | ESE 110° | 749 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gap Mountain - South Peak | SE 134° | 579 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Monadnock Mountain | SSE 167° | 571 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gap Mountain - North Peak | SE 134° | 561 m | 6.8 mi |
| Beech Hill | ENE 78° | 529 m | 8.6 mi |
| Winch Hill | N 6° | 500 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866918 — Forbush Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720547
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 3 mi
- Rindge · 15 mi
- Brattleboro · 16 mi
- Gardner · 25 mi
- Gill · 28 mi
- Greenfield · 28 mi
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