Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area

Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Strafford, New Hampshire. Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area is situated nearby to the village New Durham, as well as near the hamlet Stockbridge Corners.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Durham Town Hall and Prospect Mountain High School.

New Durham Town Hall

Town hall

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The New Durham Town Hall is located at Main Street and Ridge Road in the center of New Durham, New Hampshire. Built in 1908, it is the town's second town hall, and an architecturally distinctive design of Dover architect Alvah T.

Prospect Mountain High School

School

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prospect Mountain High School is a public high school located in Alton, New Hampshire, United States, and is attended by students from Alton and Barnstead.

Gilman Library

Library

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Gilman Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Durham and Alton.

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.

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, and an estimated 6,036 in 2025, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census.

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 3½ miles northwest of Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area.

Merrymeeting State Wildlife Management Area

Type: Park
Location: Strafford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.42925° or 43° 25′ 45″ north

Longitude

-71.18562° or 71° 11′ 8″ west

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

87MCCRH7+MQ

GeoNames ID

5089506

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stockbridge Corners and Alton.

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