Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 269 m in New Hampshire. Rose Mountain stands 523 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Havinga Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.
Wikidata Q34899295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 13.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 18.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Carleton Pond Park: 0.2 mi
- Upper Grove: 2.3 mi
- Hartshorn Pond Park: 2.3 mi
- Civil War Common: 3.0 mi
- School St Park: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Police Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Purgatory Hill: 1.7 mi
- Christian Hill: 1.8 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.0 mi
- McCollom Hill: 2.1 mi
- Roby Hill: 2.4 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 9.0 mi
- City Lights: 11.4 mi
- First Friendship: 11.4 mi
- Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 11.4 mi
- Commitment: 11.4 mi
- Havinga Woods: 0.2 mi
- Herlihy Swamp: 1.3 mi
- Caesar's Brook Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Post Road Forest: 1.8 mi
- North Wah Lum Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 3.7 mi
- The Amoskeag Fishways: 12.3 mi
- Barrett House: 13.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.6 mi
- Hudson Speedway: 14.3 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 4.3 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Always Ready Engine House: 11.5 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.8 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 12.1 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 12.2 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Nashua Garden Club: 13.0 mi
- Gate City Community Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 2.1 mi
- Middle Falls: 2.2 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 3.0 mi
- Senter Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 19.0 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 19.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 22.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.4 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.2 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 6.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 21.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Mountain | WNW 290° | 523 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 289° | 511 m | 6.7 mi |
| Winn Mountain | W 278° | 503 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | WNW 289° | 491 m | 7.0 mi |
| North Uncanoonuc Mountain | NNE 26° | 401 m | 7.3 mi |
| South Uncanoonuc Mountain | NE 34° | 395 m | 7.3 mi |
| Joe English Hill | N 5° | 388 m | 3.6 mi |
| Piscataquog Mountain | WNW 294° | 374 m | 5.8 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 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:30 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 869366 — Prospect Hill, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357726233
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