Peak · New Hampshire
Ford Hill
Ford Hill rises to 519 m in New Hampshire. Mount Cardigan stands 956 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Grafton Pond Reservation, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34869612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.56994, -72.01653
- 15.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 18.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 15 mi
- Balch Hill · 16 mi
- Norman Overlook · 16 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Grafton Pond Reservation: 1.1 mi
- Blodgett Forest: 2.2 mi
- Haffenreffer Forest: 2.5 mi
- Tucker Forest: 2.5 mi
- Bicknell Forest: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Banks Pinnacle: 1.4 mi
- Prescott Hill: 1.4 mi
- Prescott Hill: 2.1 mi
- Aaron Ledge: 2.3 mi
- Isinglass Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Grafton Recreation Field: 3.5 mi
- Williams Field: 5.2 mi
- The Common: 5.3 mi
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 6.3 mi
- Brookside Park: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 47
- The Bulkhead: 12.1 mi
- The Ledges: 12.6 mi
- Bouldering: 13.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 9.9 mi
- The Bill Farm: 10.9 mi
- Pest House: 12.9 mi
- Cummings Dam: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 29
- North Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- East Cove Beach: 5.8 mi
- East Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 6.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Canaan Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Shaker Museum: 7.4 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 12.2 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Wrecker: 13.5 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.3 mi
- Refuge: 16.3 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 16.3 mi
- Perdido: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Big Dog Falls: 6.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.0 mi
- Welton Falls: 9.7 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 6.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 13.8 mi
- Lyman Point: 15.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 16.0 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hippy Hill: 8.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Area 1: 20.4 mi
- Area 2: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 10.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 16.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Ford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cardigan | NE 43° | 956 m | 7.5 mi |
| Firescrew | NE 42° | 934 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | NE 45° | 865 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | NE 44° | 851 m | 7.0 mi |
| Orange Mountain | NE 51° | 782 m | 6.9 mi |
| Crane Mountain | ENE 58° | 727 m | 6.8 mi |
| Melvin Hill | S 169° | 698 m | 3.8 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | E 80° | 692 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 866920 — Ford Hill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357720559
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