Douro Ontario Map

About Douro, Ontario

Douro is a locality in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Douro is located at 44.3767°N, 78.1936°W.

Douro rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling terrain of the Kawarthas, where verdant fields meet the shimmering expanse of Rice Lake. It lies 13.9 km north-east of Peterborough, ON (from Peterborough, ON: bearing 53°T), and is situated 8.7 km south-east of Lakefield. Here, the air, especially in the soft glow of late afternoon, carries a faint sweetness, a blend of ripening grain and the clean scent of water, a subtle perfume that clings to the scattered farmsteads and clusters of homes. The land itself seems to exhale a quiet peace, its contours smoothed by countless seasons, inviting contemplation as the sun dips below the western horizon, casting long, benevolent shadows that stretch across the fields like a gentle caress. The story of Douro is one of fertile land and industrious spirit, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, with generations of families tending to the rich soil that yields abundant crops. Its proximity to Rice Lake has fostered a connection to the water, a source of both sustenance and recreation, and whispers of its past echo in the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring nature of its people. The local economy, while rooted in farming, also draws strength from the nearby urban centres, a dynamic that lends Douro a character both distinctly rural and subtly connected to the wider world, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, yet a forward-looking resilience is palpable.

About This Douro Map Page

Explore Douro, 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: 44.376667, -78.193611. 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 Douro includes the postal code (K9J), 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 Douro 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.