Peak · New Hampshire
Porter Hill
Porter Hill rises to 355 m in New Hampshire. Ginseng Hill stands 459 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America
Wikidata Q34897757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 355 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82758, -72.47620
- 0.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dort Knob Vista · 2 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 2 mi
- stone post view · 4 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.1 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pisgah Mountain Range: 1.6 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Mountain State Forest: 1.2 mi
- Hinsdale Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Madame Sherri Forest: 3.3 mi
- Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Fort Dummer State Park: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Millstream Waterfront Park: 2.9 mi
- Hinsdale Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Pliny Park: 4.6 mi
- Brattleboro Common: 4.8 mi
- Lynch Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Hinsdale Raceway: 2.9 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.0 mi
- Oya Hill: 12.0 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 12.1 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 12.1 mi
Museums: 33
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 4.4 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 5.7 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 11.4 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 12.0 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Mine Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Table Rock: 11.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Mine Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.4 mi
- Stone Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 15.1 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 17.9 mi
- rock overhang: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 13
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.3 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 17.5 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 17.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
- The Ledges: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 12
- Reaching: 12.0 mi
- Aurora: 12.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.2 mi
- Baseball: 12.3 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Old Mill Falls: 2.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hobo Falls: 11.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
- Royalston Falls: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Just Roots Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 21.3 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.7 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Hall Bridge: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 14.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Porter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginseng Hill | W 277° | 459 m | 9.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 284° | 441 m | 8.6 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | E 89° | 434 m | 6.5 mi |
| Davis Hill | N 2° | 432 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | NNE 19° | 419 m | 2.6 mi |
| East Mountain | SW 235° | 416 m | 7.3 mi |
| Scott Mountain | ESE 117° | 410 m | 8.3 mi |
| Willard Mountain | ESE 111° | 408 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869310 — Porter Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726083
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 4 mi
- Swanzey · 10 mi
- Gill · 18 mi
- Greenfield · 18 mi
- Charlemont · 20 mi
- Erving · 20 mi
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