Coordinates: 43°28′12″N 71°14′3″W / 43.47000°N 71.23417°W / 43.47000; -71.23417

Alton Bay, New Hampshire

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Alton Bay, New Hampshire
Unincorporated community
Ice fishing structures on Alton Bay in Lake Winnipesaukee, 2010
Ice fishing structures on Alton Bay in Lake Winnipesaukee, 2010
Alton Bay is located in New Hampshire
Alton Bay
Alton Bay
Alton Bay is located in the United States
Alton Bay
Alton Bay
Coordinates: 43°28′12″N 71°14′3″W / 43.47000°N 71.23417°W / 43.47000; -71.23417
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyBelknap
TownAlton
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
03810
Area code603
GNIS feature ID865227[1]

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 (6 km) cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake. The village is part of the Lakes Region, a popular resort area of the state.

Alton Bay is located at the intersection of New Hampshire Route 11 and Route 28A, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the center of Alton. Route 11 is an east-west highway that crosses the entire state of New Hampshire, connecting Laconia to the west and Rochester to the east. Route 28A is a local highway that joins Route 28 4 miles (6 km) north of Alton Bay.

Lake Avenue, Alton Bay Campground

In 1851, the village became the terminus of the Cochecho Railroad from Dover.[2] The rail line became the Lake Shore Railroad in 1890, continuing west to Lakeport in Laconia. It was in operation until 1935. The MS Mount Washington and its predecessor ships on Lake Winnipesaukee have made Alton Bay a stop since 1872.

Alton Bay is home to the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center, a Christian retreat center and campground organized in 1863 as the Second Advent Camp Meeting, and incorporated as the Alton Bay Camp Meeting Association in 1876. It continues its year-round ministry by hosting retreat groups, summer camps, concerts, speakers, and summer residents, who live there and participate in the services of the Association.[3][third-party source needed]

The village has a separate ZIP code (03810) from the rest of the town of Alton.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alton Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Report of the Directors of the Boston & Maine Railroad to the Stockholders, September 12, 1849
  3. ^ "History of Alton Bay Christian Conference Center". altonbay.org. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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