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| Place | Banks |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Grey |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.48468 |
| Longitude | -80.35099 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L9Y |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FAETV |
Banks is a locality in Grey, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Banks is located at 44.4847°N, 80.3510°W.
Banks occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land rises toward the prominence of Mitchell's Hill, overlooking the expansive waters of Georgian Bay. It lies 8.9 km west-south-west of Collingwood, ON (from Collingwood, ON: bearing 258°T), and is situated 11.7 km south-east of Thornbury. The air here holds a distinct crispness, carrying the scent of damp earth and limestone as the light fades into a long, violet dusk that settles heavy and still over the fields. While the Beaver River moves through the wider region some 9 km away, the immediate surroundings of Banks feel defined by this elevation and the proximity to the bay, where the horizon line blurs between the grey sky and the deep, cold water. Banks carries the marks of an agricultural past, with local families long rooted in the cultivation of the fertile soil that stretches between the slopes. The economy remains tied to the rhythms of the seasons, characterized by the steady, focused work of farming that dictates the pace of life from early spring thaw to the final harvest. In the quiet between chores, one might notice the way the wind catches the tall grasses near the rise of Mitchell's Hill, a sound that has persisted through generations of settlement. This rural identity persists with a grounded tenacity, favoring the simple endurance of the land over the noise of modern industry.
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Explore Banks, Ontario, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.48468, -80.35099. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Banks includes the postal code (L9Y), telephone area code (226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Banks is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |