Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 641 m in New Hampshire. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Laramie Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America (GNIS ID = 869370).
Wikidata Q34899232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 641 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.7 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 11 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
- Balch Hill · 12 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shaker Recreation Park: 3.0 mi
- Brookside Park: 4.2 mi
- Mascoma Lakeside Park: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Huse Park: 4.9 mi
- Montcalm Hill: 0.9 mi
- Snow Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Shaker Hill: 2.8 mi
- Methodist Hill: 3.2 mi
- George Hill: 3.3 mi
- Henry Laramie Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Henry Laramie WMA: 1.5 mi
- Petryk Woodland Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Leavitt Hill Wetland: 2.1 mi
- Snow Mountain Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Bouldering: 9.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 14.1 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 14.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.0 mi
- The Ledges: 17.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 5.5 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Pest House: 7.7 mi
- Cummings Dam: 7.9 mi
- The Bill Farm: 8.8 mi
- North Cove Beach: 2.8 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 3.3 mi
- East Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 3.5 mi
- East Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Shaker Museum: 3.3 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Main Street Museum: 10.9 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 11.9 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 8.8 mi
- Refuge: 11.9 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 11.9 mi
- Perdido: 11.9 mi
- Fountain Figure: 11.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 1.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 12.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 12.7 mi
- Welton Falls: 14.3 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Tipping Rock: 8.9 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 10.7 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.8 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.8 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 13.7 mi
- Area 1: 17.3 mi
- Area 2: 17.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.3 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 12.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 13.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SW 216° | 842 m | 7.9 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SW 216° | 841 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | SW 217° | 800 m | 6.4 mi |
| Melvin Hill | ESE 123° | 698 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | ESE 122° | 667 m | 7.7 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SW 226° | 620 m | 7.1 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | ESE 116° | 608 m | 6.0 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | SSE 147° | 593 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357726248
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Lebanon · 8 mi
- Orange · 10 mi
- White River Junction · 11 mi
- Hanover · 12 mi
- New London · 13 mi
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