Peak · New Hampshire
Spear Hill
Spear Hill rises to 364 m in New Hampshire. Tinkham Hill stands 692 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Littlefield Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34909671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 364 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.51507, -71.85286
- 9.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
- Indian Ridge · 24 mi
- Balch Hill · 25 mi
- Norman Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Independence Park: 1.4 mi
- Ledges: 3.8 mi
- West Peak: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Pond Boat Access: 4.1 mi
- Carr Field: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Littlefield Hill: 0.7 mi
- Searles Hill: 1.1 mi
- Leeds Hill: 1.4 mi
- Taylor Hill: 1.9 mi
- Moulton Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Rosemary's Woods: 3.0 mi
- William H. Thomas State Forest: 3.6 mi
- Page Hill Conservation Area: 3.7 mi
- Mountain Brook Forest Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Glory Hill Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 45
- The Bulkhead: 3.8 mi
- The Ledges: 10.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 16.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Old Hill VIllage: 8.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 11.3 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 11.4 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 34
- Elkins Beach: 8.0 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 9.2 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 9.3 mi
- Griffin Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lagace Beach: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 21
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 18.7 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 19.1 mi
- Turitella: 20.1 mi
- Dragon Fly: 20.1 mi
- #14 / White: 20.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Potter Place Depot: 5.4 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 11.2 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 14.6 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 9.8 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 19.9 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 20.0 mi
- Funspot: 20.0 mi
- Go-Karts: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 7.0 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 9.3 mi
- Welton Falls: 9.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 13.3 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 15.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 8.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi
- (seasonal): 24.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 9.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Spear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkham Hill | N 356° | 692 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | S 173° | 689 m | 3.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 160° | 689 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | W 271° | 667 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 347° | 664 m | 7.2 mi |
| Melvin Mountain | NNW 340° | 660 m | 6.4 mi |
| Forbes Mountain | NNE 12° | 658 m | 4.7 mi |
| Barber Mountain | NNW 338° | 651 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 870076 — Spear Hill, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357727701
Day trips start here
- New London · 10 mi
- Franklin · 11 mi
- Orange · 11 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
- Tilton · 14 mi
- Ashland · 17 mi
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