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Nelson Hill

Nelson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nelson Hill rises to 354 m in New Hampshire. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Burpee Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34885075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.32507, -71.97572

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fishersfield Park: 2.0 mi
  • Larsen Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Wadleigh State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sunapee State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Whitman Park: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 23
Museums: 23
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 3.7 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Upton Chandler House Museum: 8.5 mi
  • New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 6.2 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 9.5 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Nelson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KearsargeNE 56°891 m7.2 mi
SummitW 261°828 m5.0 mi
Sunapee MountainWSW 257°824 m4.6 mi
South PeakWSW 257°794 m4.1 mi
Black MountainENE 60°774 m6.4 mi
Lucias LookoutSW 236°756 m5.9 mi
Little Sunapee MountainSW 229°734 m6.6 mi
Little MountainENE 62°710 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0819:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1815:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357724683

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