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Thompson Hill

Thompson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Hill rises to 503 m in New Hampshire. Summit stands 828 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jessie Barton Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States

Wikidata Q34812735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.28060, -72.11825

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 2.5 mi
  • Pillsbury State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Sunapee State Park: 5.1 mi
  • Larsen Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Fishersfield Park: 5.8 mi
Museums: 21
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 4.5 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 6.3 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Washington Historical Society: 7.4 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 19
Historic sites: 13
Covered bridges: 9
  • Cillryville Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Titcomb Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • Hall Bridge: 21.1 mi
  • Salmond Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Litte Dog Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Baker Ledge: 12.8 mi
  • Table Rock: 18.9 mi
  • The Bulkhead: 19.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 6.3 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 1
  • (seasonal): 6.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Thompson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SummitNE 44°828 m3.2 mi
Sunapee MountainNE 53°824 m3.3 mi
South PeakNE 56°794 m3.8 mi
Lucias LookoutE 97°756 m2.3 mi
Lovewell MountainSSE 152°751 m6.1 mi
Little Sunapee MountainESE 120°734 m2.5 mi
Goves MountainSSE 160°721 m1.7 mi
Bean MountainSSW 195°708 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0919:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483727
Precip in3.33.13.74.23.94.44.43.74.25.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 871345 — Thompson Hill, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

OpenStreetMap element node/357729482

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