Bear Pond

Bear Pond is a lake in Belknap, New Hampshire. Bear Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet East Alton, as well as near Alton Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alton Bay Seaplane Base and Merrymeeting Lake.

Alton Bay Seaplane Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Doodybutch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alton Bay Seaplane Base is a state-owned, public-use seaplane base located in a cove of Lake Winnipesaukee. The base is two nautical miles north of the central business district of Alton Bay, in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. Alton Bay Seaplane Base is situated 2½ miles west of Bear Pond.

Merrymeeting Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merrymeeting Lake is a 1,233-acre water body located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of New Durham. Its outlet is the Merrymeeting River, flowing south and then northwest to Lake Winnipesaukee. Merrymeeting Lake is situated 2 miles east of Bear Pond.

First Freewill Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

The First Freewill Baptist Church is a historic Free Will Baptist church building on Drew Hill Road north of Gilman's Corner Road in East Alton, New Hampshire. First Freewill Baptist Church is situated 2 miles north of Bear Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton Bay and Alton.

Alton Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Alton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, and is located on Alton Bay, a 4-mile-long cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake. Alton Bay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bear Pond.

Alton

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,894 at the 2020 census, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census. It is home to Alton Bay State Forest and Mount Major State Forest.

New Durham

Village

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New Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2020 census. It is drained by the Merrymeeting, Cocheco and Ela rivers, and is known for Merrymeeting Lake. New Durham is situated 3½ miles south of Bear Pond.

Bear Pond

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Category: lake
Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.48857° or 43° 29′ 19″ north

Longitude

-71.19379° or 71° 11′ 38″ west

Elevation

892 feet (272 metres)

Open location code

87MCFRQ4+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 788073288

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5083150

Wikidata ID

Q34665746

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Bear Pond” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bear Pond”
Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره بيار پوند”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Mount Bet and Marks Memorial Forest.

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