Cottam Ontario Map

About Cottam, Ontario

Cottam is a police village in Essex, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cottam is located at 42.1296°N, 82.7443°W.

Cottam nestles in a landscape sculpted by the gentle heave of post-glacial till, a place where the earth exhales the scent of fertile soil and the vast, ever-shifting sky feels a tangible presence. It lies 14.8 km north-west of Leamington, ON (from Leamington, ON: bearing 306°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-south-west of Lakeshore. Here, the land rolls with a quiet dignity, a tapestry of cultivated fields that stretch to horizons softened by the haze of distant Lake Erie. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of ripening corn and the faint, salty kiss of the great lake, a constant, unseen neighbor. Around the core of Cottam, farmsteads stand stoic against the wind, their weathered barns and silos testament to generations of tending this rich earth. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, where the deep, resonant silence of a winter night is as characteristic as the hum of summer cicadas. The history of Cottam is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy built by hardy pioneers who saw potential in this fertile ground. For decades, the local economy has thrived on the cultivation of crops like soybeans, corn, and tender fruits, with the annual harvest a time of communal effort and quiet celebration. You can feel the echoes of this agricultural past in the very texture of the land, in the well-worn tracks leading to ancient orchards, and in the names that still grace some of the older farmsteads. While the modern world brings its own currents, the essential character of Cottam remains rooted in its agrarian heart, a place where the connection to the land is not just an economic reality, but a profound, enduring spirit.

About This Cottam Map Page

Explore Cottam, 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: 42.12961, -82.74432. 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 Cottam includes the postal code (N0R), 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 Cottam 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.