Marks Memorial Forest
Marks Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Belknap, New Hampshire. Marks Memorial Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Alton Bay, as well as near the neighborhood Monument Square Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alton Bay Seaplane Base and Gilman Library.
Alton Bay Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Doodybutch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alton Bay Seaplane Base is a state-owned, public-use seaplane base located in a cove of Lake Winnipesaukee. The base is two nautical miles north of the central business district of Alton Bay, in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.
Second Free Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.
The Second Free Baptist Church is a historic church building on Main Street, south of Church Street in Alton, New Hampshire, United States. It is a wood-frame structure, built in 1853–54, and is the oldest extant Italianate church in Belknap County, with a little-altered exterior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and New Durham.
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, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census. It is home to Alton Bay State Forest and Mount Major State Forest.
New Durham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 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.
Marks Memorial Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.4779° or 43° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
-71.1996° or 71° 11′ 59″ westOperator
Society for the Protection of NH ForestsOpen location code
87MCFRH2+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 47798566OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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