Dalhousie Lake Ontario Map

About Dalhousie Lake, Ontario

Dalhousie Lake is a locality in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Dalhousie Lake is located at 44.9586°N, 76.6003°W.

Dalhousie Lake rests in a cradle of rolling Canadian Shield, where granite outcrops, softened by millennia of wind and water, rise like ancient knuckles from the earth. It lies 28.3 km west-north-west of Perth, ON (from Perth, ON: bearing 284°T), and is situated 14.4 km north-north-west of Maberly. The lake itself, a broad, shimmering expanse, reflects the deep, almost bruised blues of the sky, broken only by the emerald punctuation of boreal forest that crowds its shores. Pines, their needles catching the slant of afternoon sun, stand sentinel, their scent a resinous balm on the air, while stands of birch, their papery bark like pale ghosts, offer a lighter counterpoint. The terrain here is a study in patient erosion, the land etched with the slow, deliberate hand of glaciers and time, creating sheltered coves and rocky, windswept points. This is a place where the very air seems to hum with the quiet industry of nature, where the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a loon are the dominant sounds. The history of Dalhousie Lake is deeply entwined with the logging industry that once pulsed through its waters. Timber, felled from the surrounding forests, was driven downstream, a watery highway for the raw materials that built the burgeoning settlements of Ontario. Vestiges of this past can still be glimpsed in the weathered boathouses and the faint, ghost-like impressions of old logging camps along the shoreline. Today, the economy of Dalhousie Lake has shifted, leaning more towards the quiet pursuits of recreation and tourism, with summer cottages dotting the landscape and the gentle hum of boat engines replacing the roar of the sawmills. The land, however, still retains its wild character, a testament to the enduring power of the natural world. Even in the quiet of the day, one can sense the deep, steady pulse of the earth beneath, a rhythm that has shaped and continues to sustain Dalhousie Lake.

About This Dalhousie Lake Map Page

Explore Dalhousie Lake, 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: 44.958611, -76.600278. 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 Dalhousie Lake includes the postal code (K0G), 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 Dalhousie Lake 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.