Flake Ontario Map

About Flake, Ontario

Flake is a urban community in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Flake is located at 46.6143°N, 81.0325°W.

Flake lies cradled in the rugged embrace of the Canadian Shield, where ancient rock formations rise from the earth like the bones of a slumbering giant. It lies 4.9 km north-east of Grand Sudbury, ON (from Grand Sudbury, ON: bearing 35°T), and is situated 4.9 km north-east of Greater Sudbury. The landscape is a study in contrasts: dense stands of boreal forest, their needles catching the pale northern light, give way to the shimmering, often stark, surfaces of numerous lakes and rocky shorelines. The air here carries a crispness, a scent of pine and damp earth, particularly potent after a rain, and the silence, when it settles, is profound, broken only by the cry of a loon or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The terrain, sculpted by millennia of glacial action, presents a constant, subtle undulation, a gentle rise and fall that guides the eye and the foot through a wilderness that feels both ancient and alive. The story of Flake is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the earth, a narrative etched in the very bedrock and flowing through its waterways. Once a hub for the extraction of the region's mineral wealth, the echoes of mining operations, though largely silent now, still resonate in the community's character. The local economy, while perhaps less dominated by heavy industry, draws sustenance from the surrounding natural resources, with forestry and a growing tourism sector catering to those seeking the untamed beauty of the north. Flake is a place where the past informs the present; the resilience and resourcefulness forged in earlier eras are still palpable, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday rhythm of life, a life lived in close communion with the vast, wild spaces that define this northern locale.

About This Flake Map Page

Explore Flake, 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: 46.61427, -81.03251. 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 Flake includes the postal code (P3N), 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 Flake 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.