Peacock Hill
Peacock Hill rises to 282 m in New Hampshire. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Misery, a peak 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34889745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wendy Baron Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Ferrin Pond Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Bob French Woodland Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Dennison Pond Forest: 1.9 mi
- Francis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Center Park: 4.1 mi
- Inneson Memorial Field: 4.5 mi
- Chase Park: 5.2 mi
- Town Common: 5.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 14.9 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 14.9 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 15.9 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 15.9 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 16.0 mi
- Mount Misery: 0.7 mi
- Odiorne Hill: 1.5 mi
- Boars Head: 1.5 mi
- Candlewood Hill: 1.8 mi
- Kingsbury Hill: 1.8 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 7.4 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 13.5 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 13.1 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 13.7 mi
- SEE Science Center: 14.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 9.0 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 9.1 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 13.9 mi
- White Sands Beach: 15.7 mi
- Dog Beach: 17.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.4 mi
- The Amoskeag Fishways: 14.3 mi
- Block Party Social: 16.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 17.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 18.0 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.9 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 5.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 10.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Billings Fold: 21.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 22.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 23.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 5.3 mi
- (seasonal): 19.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Peacock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | WSW 246° | 630 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rose Mountain | SSW 200° | 523 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 195° | 511 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | SSW 197° | 491 m | 7.9 mi |
| Clark Summit | WNW 293° | 465 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wilson Hill | W 274° | 427 m | 5.9 mi |
| Craney Hill | NNW 344° | 420 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | WNW 285° | 412 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:29 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869034 — Peacock Hill, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357725385
Day trips start here
- Merrimack Valley · 12 mi
- Amherst · 14 mi
- Bedford · 14 mi
- Brookline · 15 mi
- Hooksett · 15 mi
- Manchester · 15 mi
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