Peak · New Hampshire
Royal Arch Hill
Royal Arch Hill rises to 593 m in New Hampshire. Melvin Hill stands 698 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34902242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 593 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.46193, -72.02543
- 2.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 19 mi
- Indian Ridge · 20 mi
- Norman Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 2.9 mi
- Clark Lookout: 3.0 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- Woodward Park: 3.6 mi
- The Sargent Common: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Morgan Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hoyt Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pitcher Hill: 2.1 mi
- Burpee Hill: 2.7 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 1.8 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Webb Forest: 2.7 mi
- Philbrick Cricenti Bog: 2.7 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.8 mi
- Pest House: 16.6 mi
- naval gun: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 26
- Bucklin Beach: 2.2 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 3.0 mi
- Elkins Beach: 5.1 mi
- Dewey Beach: 5.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 6.0 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.7 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 8.7 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 10.0 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.9 mi
- Refuge: 21.1 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 21.1 mi
- Perdido: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Big Dog Falls: 10.6 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.6 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 14.3 mi
- Welton Falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 9.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 10.2 mi
- The Ledges: 17.6 mi
- Bouldering: 18.7 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 13.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Lyman Point: 19.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 3.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 3.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Cillryville Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 9.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 17.1 mi
- (seasonal): 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Royal Arch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Hill | NNE 18° | 698 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NNE 21° | 667 m | 4.0 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | N 4° | 608 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kings Hill | SSE 165° | 583 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | S 179° | 558 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | NW 322° | 554 m | 1.9 mi |
| Fogg Hill | NE 46° | 541 m | 5.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | ESE 110° | 539 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357726783
Day trips start here
- New London · 4 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Orange · 14 mi
- Claremont · 17 mi
- Cornish · 17 mi
- Lebanon · 17 mi
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