Forty Islands

Forty Islands is an island in Belknap, New Hampshire. Forty Islands is situated near the hamlet Glendale, as well as near East Bear Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kimball Castle.

Castle

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Kimball Castle is the former summer estate of railroad magnate Benjamin Ames Kimball. Kimball Castle is situated 2 miles south of Forty Islands.

Nearby places include Glendale and Weirs Beach.

Hamlet

Glendale is an unincorporated community in the town… Glendale is situated 2½ miles southwest of Forty Islands.

Hamlet

Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Weirs Beach is situated 4½ miles west of Forty Islands.

Hamlet

Mirror Lake is an unincorporated community in the town… Mirror Lake is situated 4½ miles east of Forty Islands.

Latitude

43.61285° or 43° 36′ 46″ north

Longitude

-71.36813° or 71° 22′ 5″ west

Elevation

502 feet (153 metres)

Open location code

87MCJJ7J+4P

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Wikidata ID

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“Forty Islands” goes by many names.

Places to explore: East Bear Island and Carr Point.

Highlights: Duds Island and Fish Island.

Worth a closer look: Concord and Manchester.

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