Bear Island

Bear Island is a hamlet in Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire. Bear Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Lovejoy Sands, as well as near the neighborhood Leavitt Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Threemile Island and Bear Island.

Threemile Island

Islet

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Three Mile Island is an island on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, located three miles from the town of Center Harbor. It has been owned by the Appalachian Mountain Club since 1900 and is run as a full-service camp during the summer.

Bear Island

Island

Bear Island is the second largest of the 264 islands in Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, United States. In the summer it is accessible only by boat because it is not connected to the mainland via a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center Harbor and Weirs Beach.

Center Harbor

Photo: SatyrTN, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Center Harbor is in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It had a population of 1,040 in the 2020 U.S. census.

Weirs Beach

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Boudon, CC BY 2.0.

Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach. Weirs Beach is situated 4 miles southwest of Bear Island.

Centre Harbor Village Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: SatyrTN, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Centre Harbor Village Historic District encompasses the historic village of Center Harbor, New Hampshire. It consists of a small cluster of properties located north of Plymouth Street and Main Street, as well as the Nichols Memorial Library, and the Kona Fountain, which is located in the center of that intersection. Centre Harbor Village Historic District is situated 4 miles northwest of Bear Island.

Bear Island

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Meredith, Belknap, Lakes Region, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.65912° or 43° 39′ 33″ north

Longitude

-71.41924° or 71° 25′ 9″ west

Elevation

541 feet (165 metres)

Open location code

87MCMH5J+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158894254

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5083138

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