Forks of the Credit Ontario Map

About Forks of the Credit, Ontario

Forks of the Credit is a locality in Peel, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Forks of the Credit is located at 43.8017°N, 79.9947°W.

Forks of the Credit rests in a deep valley, where the Credit River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its way through ancient bedrock. It lies 22.6 km north-west of Brampton, ON (from Brampton, ON: bearing 304°T), and is situated 13.0 km west-south-west of Caledon. The land here rises sharply into forested hills, their slopes thick with maple, beech, and hemlock, their leaves a vibrant emerald in summer and a riot of ochre and crimson in autumn. Ravines, etched by countless seasons of rain and meltwater, descend into the valley floor, their bottoms often damp and shadowed, alive with the rustle of unseen creatures and the scent of damp earth. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a particular stillness, a quietude broken only by the murmur of the river or the distant call of a hawk circling high above the canopy. This is a place where the echoes of a hardworking past still resonate, a history intertwined with the very flow of the Credit River. Mills once harnessed its power, their stones grinding grain and their saws cutting lumber, their foundations now moss-covered relics hinting at a bustling industry. The fertile valley floor, nurtured by generations of farmers, continues to support agricultural endeavors, though the landscape also bears the marks of its geological formation, with rocky outcrops and steep inclines dictating the pattern of fields and pastures. The very name, Forks of the Credit, speaks to its geography, to the confluence of streams that feed the main river, a natural crossroads that has drawn people to its sheltered embrace for centuries.

About This Forks of the Credit Map Page

Explore Forks of the Credit, 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: 43.801667, -79.994722. 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 Forks of the Credit includes the postal code (L7K), 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 Forks of the Credit 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.