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Stearns Hill

Stearns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Stearns Hill rises to 389 m in New Hampshire. Winch Hill stands 500 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyland Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New Hampshire, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34910870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.94397, -72.35898

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shadow Lake Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bents Ice Pond Pocket Park: 2.0 mi
  • Horatio Colony Trust: 2.1 mi
  • Sesame Street Pocket Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ladies Wildwood Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 25
  • Oya Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Mine Ledge: 4.0 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 10.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Billings Fold: 13.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Sunset Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Corona Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 14.6 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Baseball: 4.0 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 4.1 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 4.1 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 4.2 mi
  • Reaching: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Covered bridges: 6
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 4.1 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 16.4 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 14.8 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Stearns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Winch HillNE500 m8.8 mi
Derry HillN498 m6.7 mi
Spaulding HillNE487 m7.8 mi
Bassett HillE472 m8.6 mi
Webster HillNE459 m5.8 mi
Hyland HillNW458 m1.7 mi
Surry MountainNNE455 m7.1 mi
Horse HillE455 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1119:4920:33
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357727817

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