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Merriam Hill

Merriam Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merriam Hill rises to 313 m in New Hampshire. Holt Peak stands 623 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
313 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.74774, -71.79189

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Taft Memorial Field: 1.6 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mason Railroad Trail: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • TAYBS Craven Field: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Phoenix: 6.2 mi
  • Inside: 6.2 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 6.2 mi
  • Cuerpo Diafano: 6.2 mi
  • Continuum: 6.2 mi
Museums: 38
  • Ashby Historical Society: 5.1 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 9.3 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 9.7 mi
  • Always Ready Engine House: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 29
  • Silver Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 10.1 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.4 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 10.5 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 5.2 mi
  • The Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 17.0 mi
  • River Road Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Merriam Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt PeakNW 319°623 m7.3 mi
Burton PeakNW 312°605 m6.9 mi
Temple MountainNW 323°596 m8.0 mi
New Ipswich MountainW 269°563 m6.3 mi
Barrett MountainW 279°561 m6.3 mi
Mount WataticSW 235°555 m6.2 mi
Pratt MountainW 261°551 m6.5 mi
Kidder MountainWNW 298°549 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868392 — Merriam Hill, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357724061

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