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Powder Hill

Powder Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Powder Hill rises to 187 m in New Hampshire. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Hills Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34898555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95521, -71.56276

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Earl G. Legacy Park: 1.0 mi
  • Benedictine Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bedford Village Common: 2.5 mi
  • Little League Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Bedford Athletic Complex: 2.7 mi
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 5.6 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Millennium Child: 13.1 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 14.1 mi
  • Diversity: 14.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 5.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Block Party Social: 8.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.7 mi
  • Moonlight Meadery: 12.4 mi
Museums: 40
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wildcat Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Senter Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 1
  • River Road Spring: 6.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Powder Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainNW401 m3.3 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNNW395 m2.3 mi
Joe English HillW388 m5.1 mi
Piscataquog MountainW374 m10.8 mi
South HillWSW314 m7.1 mi
Storey HillWSW307 m6.8 mi
Roby HillWSW302 m4.9 mi
McCollom HillWSW277 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485968747264524231
Precip in2.42.73.43.33.44.03.33.33.73.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357726139

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