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Welcome to Onway Lake ...

Onway Lake is located in Rockingham County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Onway Lake: Onway Lk.

Onway Lake is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Onway Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Onway Lake: 603

Communities near Onway Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Onway Lake.

  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Haverhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Derry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Derry is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
  • Merrimack
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Londonderry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
  • Goffstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amesbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Durham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Onway Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Onway Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Onway Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Onway Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Onway Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Onway Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onway Lake ...

Looking for more information about Onway Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Onway Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Onway Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Onway Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.