Oyster River
The Oyster River is a 17-mile-long river in Strafford County, southeastern New Hampshire, United States. It rises in Barrington, flows southeast to Lee, then east-southeast in a serpentine course past Durham to meet the entrance of Great Bay into Little Bay.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Hampshire, United States of America
- Also known as: “Dube Brook” and “Shankhassick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Langdon Library and Newington Town Church.
Langdon Library
Library
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
School
St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational Catholic high school in Dover, New Hampshire, United States, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. It has a student population of approximately 355 and a faculty of 30. St. Thomas Aquinas High School is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oyster River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newington and Newington Center Historic District.
Newington
Village
Newington Center Historic District
Neighborhood
The Newington Center Historic District encompasses the historic civic heart of Newington, New Hampshire. It consists of a section of Nimble Hill Road between its junction with Little Bay Road, and a gate at the southern end marking the start of territory formerly associated with Pease Air Force Base. Newington Center Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Oyster River.
Durham Historic District
Neighborhood
The Durham Historic District encompasses a portion of the original historic settlement area of Durham, New Hampshire. It extends along Newmarket Road from its northern junction with Laurel Lane to a three-way junction with Main Street and Dover Road. Durham Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Oyster River.
Oyster River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Strafford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.12148° or 43° 7′ 17″ north
Longitude
-70.86533° or 70° 51′ 55″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87MF44CM+HV
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Oyster River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Oyster River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Oyster”
- Cebuano: “Oyster River (suba sa Estados Unidos, New Hampshire)”
- Cebuano: “Oyster River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Oyster”
- Venetian: “Oyster”
- Welsh: “Afon Oyster”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Oyster River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wentworth Terrace and Newington Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fox Point and Durham Point.
New Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.