Big Island Pond Dam

Big Island Pond Dam is a dam in Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Big Island Pond Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet North Salem, as well as near the nature reserve Ballard State Forest.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include America’s Stonehenge and Hampstead Meetinghouse.

America’s Stonehenge

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

America's Stonehenge is a privately owned tourist attraction and archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres within the town of Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States. America’s Stonehenge is situated 1 mile south of Big Island Pond Dam.

Hampstead Meetinghouse

Town hall

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The Hampstead Meetinghouse, also once known as Hampstead Town Hall, is a historic meeting house at 20 Emerson Avenue in Hampstead, New Hampshire. The core of this dual-purpose structure was begun in 1749, although its interior was not completely finished until about 1768. Hampstead Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Island Pond Dam.

Ballard State Forest

Nature reserve

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Ballard State Forest is a state forest of New Hampshire located in Derry, Rockingham County, in the southeast part of the state. The area of the park is 71 acres. Ballard State Forest is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Island Pond Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Salem and Hampstead.

North Salem

Hamlet

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North Salem is a section of the town of Salem in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies the northernmost portion of the town and is located at the northern end of Arlington Mill Reservoir.

Hampstead

Village

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Hampstead is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,998 at the 2020 census. Hampstead, which includes the village of East Hampstead, is home to a portion of the Rockingham Recreational Trail. Hampstead is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Island Pond Dam.

Atkinson

Village

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Atkinson is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,087 at the 2020 census. It is located 34 miles north of Boston and is part of the Greater Boston region. Atkinson is situated 3½ miles east of Big Island Pond Dam.

Big Island Pond Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Location: Derry, Rockingham, Seacoast, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.85675° or 42° 51′ 24″ north

Longitude

-71.21284° or 71° 12′ 46″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

87JCVQ4P+PV

GeoNames ID

5083411

Wikidata ID

Q34805309

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Big Island Pond Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Big Island Pond Dam”
Italian: “diga di Big Island Pond”

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