Peak · New Hampshire
Stearns Hill
Stearns Hill rises to 389 m in New Hampshire. Winch Hill stands 500 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. 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
- 4.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 6 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 8 mi
- stone post view · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Stearns Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hyland Hill State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Horatio Colony Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Indian Arrowhead Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- California Brook Natural Area: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Hyland Hill: 1.7 mi
- Grays Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
- West Hill: 2.4 mi
- Torrey Hill: 3.2 mi
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
Museums: 29
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 3.9 mi
- Colony House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 4.2 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
- 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: 18
- Mine Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 10.8 mi
- Table Rock: 13.7 mi
- Billings Fold: 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: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 8.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 15.1 mi
- Royalston Falls: 16.8 mi
- Hobo Falls: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Hall Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- John Pierce Garden: 15.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 15.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 4.1 mi
- Stone Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 4.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 14.8 mi
- (seasonal): 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Stearns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winch Hill | NE 53° | 500 m | 8.8 mi |
| Derry Hill | N 359° | 498 m | 6.7 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | NE 46° | 487 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bassett Hill | E 83° | 472 m | 8.6 mi |
| Webster Hill | NE 42° | 459 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hyland Hill | NW 310° | 458 m | 1.7 mi |
| Surry Mountain | NNE 20° | 455 m | 7.1 mi |
| Horse Hill | E 92° | 455 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357727817
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 6 mi
- Brattleboro · 12 mi
- Rindge · 22 mi
- Wilmington · 26 mi
- Gill · 27 mi
- Greenfield · 27 mi
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