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Stearns Hill

Stearns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Stearns Hill rises to 479 m in New Hampshire. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Wikidata Q34910881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
479 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.48043, -71.94665

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 1.4 mi
  • Eagle Pond Boat Access: 3.5 mi
  • Scytheville Park: 4.3 mi
  • West Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Ledges: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 41
Beaches: 28
  • Bucklin Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Elkins Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Springfield Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Georges Mills Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Wadleigh State Beach: 8.4 mi
Museums: 22
  • Potter Place Depot: 5.5 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 10.1 mi
  • Canaan Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 10
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.2 mi
  • (seasonal): 20.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Stearns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KearsargeSE 146°891 m8.1 mi
Melvin HillNW 311°698 m3.7 mi
Ragged MountainE 96°689 m5.1 mi
The PinnacleE 98°689 m5.9 mi
Pillsbury RidgeNW 315°667 m3.5 mi
Aaron LedgeNW 318°608 m5.3 mi
Royal Arch HillWSW 252°593 m4.2 mi
Kings HillSSW 197°583 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0819:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:1815:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676658453525
Precip in2.92.63.13.23.24.23.93.33.24.53.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357727822

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