New Hampshire Gazetteer
Gun Island is a physical feature (island) in Carroll County. The primary coordinates for Gun Island places it within the NH 03850 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gun Island |
| Category: | New Hampshire physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 0.96 km (0.6 mi) W of Melvin Bay and 0.32 km (0.2 mi S of Shelter Cove, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) SW of Melvin Village. |
| History: | Most eastern island of two of the Twin Islands. There is a second Gun Island 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE of Elkins Point and 1.1 km (0.7 mi) NW of Loon Island of the Twin Islands group. |
| County: | Carroll County |
| Latitude: | 43.6841859 |
| Longitude: | -71.3194304 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gun Island: Gun Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Gun Island does not include property ownership information.
|
Melvin Village, NH
(< 0.1 mile) Suissevale, NH (3.4 miles NW) Wolfeboro, NH (8.9 miles SE) Meredith, NH (9.3 miles WSW) Center Ossipee, NH (9.7 miles ENE) |
Center Sandwich, NH
(10.4 miles NW) Laconia, NH (13.2 miles SW) Ashland, NH (15.6 miles W) Alton, NH (16.8 miles SSE) Sanbornville, NH (17 miles ESE) |
|
Wawbeek, NH
(1.4 miles SE) Winnipesaukee, NH (1.4 miles SW) Clark Landing, NH (2.4 miles NW) Union Wharf, NH (2.7 miles SE) State Landing, NH (3.9 miles NW) |
Center Tuftonboro, NH
(4.1 miles ESE) East Bear Island, NH (4.7 miles SW) Mirror Lake, NH (4.7 miles SSE) Federal Corner, NH (4.7 miles ESE) Tuftonboro, NH (4.9 miles E) |
