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Misery Hill

Misery Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Misery Hill rises to 78 m in New Hampshire. Butman Hill stands 144 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorre Road Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Independence Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
78 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87084, -71.08927

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Plaistow Athletic Recreation Complex: 1.1 mi
  • Smith Field: 2.0 mi
  • Plaistow Town Green: 2.3 mi
  • Collins Park: 2.8 mi
  • Greenie Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Artworks: 55
Beaches: 43
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 14
  • Great Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 4.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Lion's Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Misery Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Butman HillWNW 294°144 m7.2 mi
Eastman HillWNW 291°132 m7.1 mi
Hog HillWSW 245°127 m4.2 mi
Smith MountainWNW 292°123 m4.7 mi
Howe HillW 279°119 m6.4 mi
French HillNW 321°113 m5.7 mi
Chestnut HillNW 312°112 m5.2 mi
Osgood HillWNW 283°111 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1315:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734465665716962504030
Precip in3.03.34.24.14.04.03.63.73.94.93.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Hampstead, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 868495 — Misery Hill, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357724269

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