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Ford Hill

Ford Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ford Hill rises to 407 m in New Hampshire. Melvin Hill stands 698 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosemary's Woods, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34869623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
407 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50335, -71.91504

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 3.3 mi
  • Eagle Pond Boat Access: 3.4 mi
  • Independence Park: 3.5 mi
  • West Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Grafton Recreation Field: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 46
Artworks: 35
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.1 mi
  • The Wrecker: 20.2 mi
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 20.9 mi
  • Refuge: 23.1 mi
  • Dartmouth Panels: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Elkins Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Bucklin Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Springfield Town Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Georges Mills Beach: 9.2 mi
  • East Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
Museums: 23
  • Potter Place Depot: 5.5 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 12.2 mi
  • Canaan Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.4 mi
  • (seasonal): 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Ford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melvin HillW 281°698 m4.4 mi
Tinkham HillNNE 25°692 m6.6 mi
Ragged MountainESE 122°689 m4.1 mi
The PinnacleESE 120°689 m4.9 mi
Pillsbury RidgeWNW 283°667 m4.2 mi
Melvin MountainN 8°660 m6.9 mi
Forbes MountainNE 37°658 m6.7 mi
Barber MountainN 5°651 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0719:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:1815:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676658453525
Precip in2.92.63.13.23.24.23.93.33.24.53.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357720553

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