Peak · New Hampshire
Thompson Hill
Thompson Hill rises to 709 m in New Hampshire. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollard Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34812717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 709 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.74968, -71.99031
- 9.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 15.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 19.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 10 mi
- Balch Hill · 14 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 15 mi
- Norman Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pollard Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mudgetts Pond Hill: 1.3 mi
- Norris Hill: 2.2 mi
- Streeter Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Melody Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Bear Hill Conservancy Land: 2.8 mi
- Cardigan Highlands - Green Acre Woodlands: 3.4 mi
- Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Mascoma River Division): 3.5 mi
- Baker River Site #8: 3.6 mi
Cliffs
- Winslow Ledge: 4.8 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 7.9 mi
- Small Wall: 7.9 mi
- Slab Wall: 7.9 mi
Parks
- Goose Pond Park: 5.8 mi
- The Common: 7.2 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 7.3 mi
- Williams Field: 7.3 mi
- Jim Darling Natural Area: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Former Hall Place: 4.5 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Former Remick Place: 7.8 mi
- The Bill Farm: 8.0 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 26
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 5.7 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 6.6 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Sculptured Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 8.5 mi
- Welton Falls: 8.9 mi
- Waternomee Falls: 12.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 17
- The Wrecker: 14.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 14.9 mi
- Robert Frost: 15.0 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 15.1 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 15.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Canaan Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Shaker Museum: 11.9 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 12.6 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 14.9 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 13
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 7.8 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 13.1 mi
- Tipping Rock: 15.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Area 1: 14.0 mi
- Area 2: 14.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 16.8 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 14.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Crystal Spring: 15.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Thompson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | NNW 338° | 983 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Cardigan | SSE 151° | 956 m | 7.9 mi |
| Firescrew | SSE 148° | 934 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Cube | N 350° | 873 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | SSE 152° | 865 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | SSE 154° | 851 m | 8.2 mi |
| Black Hill | N 358° | 793 m | 7.7 mi |
| Orange Mountain | SSE 154° | 782 m | 9.0 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 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 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 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wentworth, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 872804 — Thompson Hill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357730924
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