Grande Pointe Ontario Map

About Grande Pointe, Ontario

Grande Pointe is a compact rural community in Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Grande Pointe is located at 42.4406°N, 82.3542°W.

Grande Pointe rests upon the flat, fertile earth where the horizon pulls wide against the expansive surface of Lake St. Clair. It lies 18.5 km west of Chatham-Kent, ON (from Chatham-Kent, ON: bearing 272°T), and is situated 14.2 km west-north-west of Chatham. The low-lying fields around Grande Pointe carry the heavy, dark scent of loam, a landscape defined by the persistent reach of the water and the open sky that settles over the shore. When the sun begins to retreat, the light flattens against the ground, turning the fields into a palette of bruised purples and deep, muted golds that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the wind turns cool. The Thames River, winding its way through the landscape about 10 km away, acts as a distant pulse for a region shaped by the slow accumulation of silt and the quiet industry of those who work the soil. Life here follows the needs of the land, moving with a deliberate weight that acknowledges the proximity of the lake and the seasonal shifts of a climate that knows both the biting damp of winter and the humid intensity of midsummer. Generations have built their lives upon this ground, finding stability in the cultivation of the fields and the maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the water at bay. Agriculture serves as the primary engine for Grande Pointe, with the local economy rooted in the productivity of these expansive, level tracts that stretch toward the water's edge. The character of the people reflects a pragmatic endurance, seen in the care taken with homesteads and the steady, mechanical hum of machinery that marks the harvest. There is a distinct stillness in the air during the quiet hours of the afternoon, a weight of history found in the simple, functional lines of the barns and the long, straight roads that cut through the countryside. Even in the bustle of daily work, the presence of the lake remains a constant, silent neighbor, grounding the spirit of the people in the reality of the earth and the vast, unblinking eye of the water.

About This Grande Pointe Map Page

Explore Grande Pointe, 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: 42.440556, -82.354167. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Grande Pointe includes the postal code (N7L), 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 Grande Pointe 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.