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| Place | Bigwin |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Muskoka |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.242778 |
| Longitude | -79.023333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | P1H |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | FAIJX |
Bigwin is a locality in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Bigwin is located at 45.2428°N, 79.0233°W.
Bigwin rests upon a storied island rising from the deep, crystalline waters of Lake of Bays. It lies 21.3 km east-south-east of Huntsville, ON (from Huntsville, ON: bearing 111°T), and is situated 10.2 km west of Dorset. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a stillness that deepens as the sun dips toward the horizon and casts long, amber shadows across the granite shoreline. Within this quiet reach, the Oxtongue River flows through the distant woods, its presence marked by the distant rush of water near Marshs Falls. The landscape holds the memory of stone and cedar, where the light at dusk turns the surface of the lake into a mirror, holding the sky in a fragile, shifting grip. Bigwin maintains a legacy shaped by the early twentieth-century pursuit of leisure, having long served as a destination for those seeking the restorative silence of the Canadian shield. The local economy persists in the balance between seasonal hospitality and the preservation of the surrounding wilderness, a tradition that honors the endurance of the land itself. Men and women once arrived here by steamship, a practice that defined the pace of life and established a lingering sense of arrival that persists even now. The water remains the primary thoroughfare, guiding the movement of people who navigate the channels with a familiarity born of long association with the currents of Lake of Bays.
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Explore Bigwin, 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: 45.242778, -79.023333. 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 Bigwin includes the postal code (P1H), 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 Bigwin 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 |