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Welcome to Ontario-on-the-Lake ...

Ontario-on-the-Lake is located in Wayne County<1>.

Ontario-on-the-Lake is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ontario-on-the-Lake: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Ontario-on-the-Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ontario-on-the-Lake.

  • Rochester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sodus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Macedon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pittsford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sodus Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Ontario-on-the-Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ontario-on-the-Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ontario-on-the-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 Ontario-on-the-Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ontario-on-the-Lake ...

Looking for more information about Ontario-on-the-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 Ontario-on-the-Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ontario-on-the-Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ontario-on-the-Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Ontario-on-the-Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Ontario-on-the-Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.