Opechee Bay
Opechee Bay is a 449-acre lake located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Laconia. It is located directly downstream from Paugus Bay and Lake Winnipesaukee, and it connects by a one-mile segment of the Winnipesaukee River through the center of Laconia to Lake Winnisquam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Belknap County, New Hampshire
- Also known as: “Lake Opechee”, “Opechee Lake”, and “Round Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United Baptist Church of Lakeport and Ahern State Park.
United Baptist Church of Lakeport
Church
Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
United Baptist Church of Lakeport is a historic church at 35 Park Street in the village of Lakeport in Laconia, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1891 after a fire destroyed an older church, it is an eclectic local example of Late Victorian architecture.
Ahern State Park
Park
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY 3.0.
Ahern State Park is a 128-acre state protected area in Laconia on Lake Winnisquam in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. It is open year-round and offers hiking, non-motorized boating, biking, and fishing. It features 3,500 feet of lake shoreline.
Laconia Passenger Station
Railway station
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Laconia Passenger Station is a historic railroad station at 9-23 Veterans Square in downtown Laconia, New Hampshire. It was built in 1892 for the Boston and Maine Railroad and is a prominent regional example of Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakeport and Laconia.
Lakeport
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
Lakeport is a neighborhood in the city of Laconia in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It was once known as Lake Village and is centered on a power dam on the short river channel between Paugus Bay to the north, and Opechee Bay to the south.
Laconia
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach.
Gilford
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gilford is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,699 at the 2020 census, up from 7,126 at the 2010 census. Situated on Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford is home to Governors Island, Ellacoya State Beach, Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gunstock Mountain Resort, and the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, a seasonal outdoor concert venue.
Opechee Bay
- Category: lake
- Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.54927° or 43° 32′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.47469° or 71° 28′ 29″ westElevation
492 feet (150 metres)Open location code
87MCGGXG+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 154040264OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Opechee Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Opechee Bay”
- French: “Opechee Bay”
- “Opechee Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cass Point and Mallard Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Evangelical Baptist Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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