Peak · New Hampshire
Prentice Hill
Prentice Hill rises to 476 m in New Hampshire. Starks Hill stands 560 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34898795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.11374, -72.30688
- 6.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 7 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 17 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 19 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Smith Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pratts Rock: 2.8 mi
- Moose Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Alstead Conservation Land: 3.5 mi
- Feuer State Forest: 3.6 mi
- Water Company Town Forest: 4.7 mi
- Hooper Forest: 4.8 mi
- Paap Wetland Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Vilas Pool Park: 3.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Park: 3.7 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 4.4 mi
- Went Hubbard Park: 6.1 mi
- Frank W. Whitcomb Recreational Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 30
- Alstead Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Walpole Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 7.0 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Canal Street Museum: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 12.5 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 13.0 mi
- Oya Hill: 13.0 mi
- naval gun: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 13
- Corona Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.7 mi
- State Park Beach: 20.1 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Ranger Beach: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 12.6 mi
- Baseball: 12.6 mi
- Pizza Wings: 12.6 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.7 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 12.7 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Hall Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Pollard Mills Falls: 16.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.8 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 19.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Table Rock: 6.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 8.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.1 mi
- Black Precipice: 20.3 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 15.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 18.9 mi
- Noahs Ark: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.5 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 17.8 mi
- TimberQuest: 24.1 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 7.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 13.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Prentice Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Hill | ENE 78° | 560 m | 7.1 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 117° | 539 m | 2.4 mi |
| Locke Hill | ESE 115° | 535 m | 7.5 mi |
| Boynton Hill | SE 144° | 529 m | 6.6 mi |
| Joslin Hill | ESE 121° | 529 m | 7.1 mi |
| Frost Hill | SE 125° | 518 m | 7.6 mi |
| Shedd Hill | ESE 110° | 509 m | 7.6 mi |
| Gates Mountain | NE 34° | 506 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869350 — Prentice Hill, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726178
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 17 mi
- Claremont · 18 mi
- Brattleboro · 22 mi
- Cornish · 24 mi
- Brownsville · 26 mi
- New London · 26 mi
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