Crinan Ontario Map

About Crinan, Ontario

Crinan is a locality in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Crinan is located at 42.6500°N, 81.6661°W.

Crinan rests in a gentle hollow, a place where the land slopes with a quiet resignation towards the shimmering, often restless waters of Lake Erie. It lies 41.9 km west-south-west of St. Thomas, ON (from St. Thomas, ON: bearing 250°T), and is situated 13.5 km west of Dutton. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching towards a generous sun, stretch outwards, punctuated by the darker, richer greens of woodlots that cling to the low ridges. The air here, especially on a late summer afternoon, carries a faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain and damp earth, a scent that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. Farmhouses, weathered to a comfortable grey, dot the landscape like patient sentinels, their broad porches facing east to catch the morning light, a subtle nod to the enduring cycles of the rural calendar. The history of Crinan is tied to the fertile soil and the bounty of the lake, a story etched in the quiet persistence of its farming families and the echoes of early settlers who navigated these shores seeking both sustenance and a measure of peace. For generations, the local economy has been rooted in agriculture, with fruit orchards and cash crops providing the backbone of its livelihood, their produce often finding its way to bustling markets beyond the immediate horizon. The presence of the lake, a constant, humming entity, has always shaped life here, influencing weather patterns and offering both a source of livelihood and a formidable, sometimes treacherous, boundary. While no grand institutions or famous figures claim Crinan as their sole domain, a deep, unspoken pride resides in the steady rhythm of its days, in the shared understanding of the land and the water that have shaped its enduring character.

About This Crinan Map Page

Explore Crinan, 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: 42.65, -81.666111. 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 Crinan includes the postal code (N0L), 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 Crinan 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.