Contoocook Lake

Contoocook Lake is a 344-acre water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Jaffrey and Rindge. The lake, along with Pool Pond, forms the headwaters of the Contoocook River, which flows north to the Merrimack River in Penacook, New Hampshire.

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Type: Reservoir
Description: lake in United States of America
Also known as: “Long Pond” and “Sunshine Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jaffrey Municipal-Silver Ranch Airport and Jaffrey Public Library.

Jaffrey Municipal-Silver Ranch Airport

Aerodrome

Jaffrey Airport–Silver Ranch is a public use airport in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. It is owned by the Jaffrey Municipal Airport Development Corp. and is located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

Jaffrey Public Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaffrey and Rindge.

Jaffrey

Town

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Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,320 at the 2020 census. The main village in town, where 3,058 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Jaffrey census-designated place and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 with New Hampshire routes 124 and 137.

Rindge

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Rindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,476 at the 2020 census, up from 6,014 at the 2010 census. Rindge is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the Pines and part of Annett State Forest.

Sharon

Village

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Sharon is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. Sharon is situated 6 miles east of Contoocook Lake.

Contoocook Lake

Categories: lake and body of water
Location: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.80092° or 42° 48′ 3″ north

Longitude

-72.02675° or 72° 1′ 36″ west

Elevation

1,007 feet (307 metres)

Open location code

87J9RX2F+97

GeoNames ID

5084920

Wikidata ID

Q5165562

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Contoocook Lake” goes by many names.

French: “Contoocook Lake”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Contoocook Lake Dam and Mountain Brook Dam.

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