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| Place | Colwell |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Simcoe |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.341944 |
| Longitude | -79.789722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L4N |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | FASKE |
Colwell is a locality in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Colwell is located at 44.3419°N, 79.7897°W.
Colwell rests within a landscape defined by the modest elevation of Sharps Hill, where the earth holds the quiet, persistent memory of glacial shifts. It lies 9.5 km west-south-west of Barrie, ON (from Barrie, ON: bearing 250°T), and is situated 15.6 km west-north-west of Innisfil. The terrain here leans into an open, working posture, defined by fields that catch the pale, slanted light of late autumn afternoons. Though the Nottawasaga River runs about 6 km away, its presence is felt more as a distant promise of movement than a direct neighbor, while the distant, hidden surface of Little Lake lies about 13 km away, beyond the reach of the immediate horizon. The air carries a crisp, thin clarity, often sharpening the silhouette of the trees against a sky that seems to press closer to the ground than it does elsewhere. History in Colwell lingers in the steady, pragmatic choices of those who first broke the soil, keeping the focus on the cycles of harvest and the maintenance of the land. The local economy relies on this agricultural foundation, maintaining a character defined by hard work and the long-standing routines of rural life. Colwell values a pace that prioritizes the health of the crops and the reliability of the tools in the shed over the clamor of rapid development. There is a particular stillness to the evenings here, a moment when the machinery falls silent and the landscape settles into a deep, cool blue, leaving the inhabitants to find their own quiet grace in the fading day.
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Explore Colwell, 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: 44.341944, -79.789722. 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 Colwell includes the postal code (L4N), 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 Colwell 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 |