Barrhaven Ontario Map

About Barrhaven, Ontario

Barrhaven is a community in Carleton, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Barrhaven is located at 45.2790°N, 75.7684°W.

Barrhaven unfolds as a landscape of burgeoning residential neighbourhoods, characterized by a gentle, rolling terrain that hints at its agricultural past. It lies 15.6 km west-south-west of Ottawa, ON (from Ottawa, ON: bearing 247°T), and is situated 11.8 km east-south-east of Kanata. Wide, tree-lined streets give way to parks and manicured lawns, where the scent of freshly cut grass often hangs in the air, particularly on humid summer evenings. The sky here often feels vast, a pale blue canvas stretching over low-lying fields and the distant, darker green fringe of the Greenbelt. Small creeks, often unseen beneath culverts, whisper their way through the subdivisions, a subtle reminder of the water that shaped this land long before the houses arrived. Originally a rural expanse, Barrhaven's transformation into a vibrant suburban hub began in earnest in the latter half of the 20th century, evolving from scattered farms and a handful of hamlets into a self-contained district. Its economic life is now largely driven by service industries and retail, serving a population that has grown steadily, drawn by its accessible location and family-oriented lifestyle. While the echo of agricultural roots is faint, the underlying soil, rich and dark, still holds the memory of seasons past, and the very character of Barrhaven is shaped by this ongoing dialogue between its rural origins and its modern, dynamic present.

About This Barrhaven Map Page

Explore Barrhaven, 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: 45.279012, -75.768363. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Barrhaven includes the postal code (K2J), 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 Barrhaven 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.