Cannington Ontario Map

About Cannington, Ontario

Cannington is a suburban community in Durham, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cannington is located at 44.3494°N, 79.0408°W.

Cannington rests in a gentle embrace of southern Ontario's rolling farmland, where fields of amber wheat and emerald corn stretch toward a sky that often holds a painter's palette of soft blues and bruised purples at dusk. It lies 23.6 km west of Lindsay, ON (from Lindsay, ON: bearing 269°T), and is situated 12.7 km south-east of Beaverton. The land here, smoothed by ancient glaciers, offers a quiet, yielding beauty. Ancient maples and oaks, their branches heavy with the secrets of seasons past, line the country roads, their leaves whispering a soft cadence with every passing breeze. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant hayfields, a fragrance that clings to the very essence of this place, grounding it in the cyclical rhythms of the agricultural year. This pocket of Durham, Ontario, has long been shaped by the bounty of its soil and the industrious spirit of its people. Cannington's roots trace back to early settlers drawn by the fertile land and the promise of sustenance, and for generations, agriculture has been its lifeblood, the steady pulse of its economy. While the agricultural landscape dominates, the occasional glint of water hints at the nearby presence of Beaverton Harbour and Lake Simcoe, a vital artery for both recreation and historical trade routes that once connected these nascent settlements. The character of Cannington is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbours know each other’s names and the pace of life is set by the sun and the seasons rather than the clamour of the modern world.

About This Cannington Map Page

Explore Cannington, 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: 44.349444, -79.040833. 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 Cannington includes the postal code (L0C), 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 Cannington 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.