Peak · New Hampshire
Parsonage Hill
Parsonage Hill rises to 416 m in New Hampshire. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5090824.
Wikidata Q34889191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 416 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.47439, -72.30681
- 3.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 6 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 12 mi
- Indian Ridge · 14 mi
- Norman Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 1.5 mi
- Field with Leanto: 4.5 mi
- Cory Taber Park: 4.9 mi
- Victor Hewes Memorial Field: 5.1 mi
- Path of Life Sculpture Garden: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Smith Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spaulding Hill: 1.4 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Fernald Hill: 2.1 mi
- Altai Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 4.2 mi
- Corbin Park: 4.4 mi
- Spencer Lot: 4.7 mi
- Townsend Lot: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 3.6 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 3.6 mi
- American Precision Museum: 4.1 mi
- civil war: 7.3 mi
- naval gun: 7.3 mi
Museums: 29
- Cornish Colony Museum: 4.0 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 10.2 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 11.9 mi
- Main Street Museum: 12.1 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 23
- Croydon Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 9.8 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 9.9 mi
- South Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- East Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 10.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 13.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 15.0 mi
- Refuge: 15.7 mi
Covered bridges: 13
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Gerry's Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.3 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.5 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Willard Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 12.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 12.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 12.4 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bouldering: 14.9 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 19.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 22.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 23.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 14.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 16.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 22.5 mi
- Area 1: 23.0 mi
- Area 2: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Parsonage Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | WSW 254° | 954 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ascutney North | WSW 255° | 944 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ascutney South | WSW 251° | 880 m | 7.7 mi |
| Croydon Mountain | E 83° | 842 m | 4.4 mi |
| Croydon Peak | E 83° | 841 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | ENE 71° | 800 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stowell Hill | ENE 63° | 620 m | 4.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 173° | 611 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357725341
Day trips start here
- Cornish · 3 mi
- Windsor · 4 mi
- Claremont · 7 mi
- Brownsville · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 9 mi
- Lebanon · 12 mi
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