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| Place | Head Lake |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Victoria |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.723611 |
| Longitude | -78.931667 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L0K |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FBMSB |
Head Lake is a locality in Victoria, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Head Lake is located at 44.7236°N, 78.9317°W.
Head Lake sits nestled beneath the shadow of Moore Hill, its waters acting as a quiet mirror to the sky. It lies 36.0 km east-south-east of Gravenhurst, ON (from Gravenhurst, ON: bearing 116°T), and is situated 12.8 km north-west of Coboconk. The Head River flows through the surrounding terrain, carving a path that defines the rugged, rocky character of the shoreline. Nearby, Rush Lake holds its own stillness just over a kilometer away, while the distant, rhythmic pulse of Elliott Falls echoes through the landscape nine kilometers to the south. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the edges of the granite outcrops that rise abruptly from the water’s edge. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, tasting of cold stone and the deep, resinous scent of pine needles warming in the late afternoon sun. Human presence around Head Lake has long been shaped by the stubborn resilience required to work this unyielding geology. Early settlers found little room for ease, instead finding a life built upon the extraction of timber and the slow clearing of thin, stubborn earth. Today, the economy remains modest and seasonal, tied to the quiet influx of those seeking the solitude of the woods. Local traditions persist in the simple, repetitive labor of maintaining cabins and tending to the docks before the winter ice seals the water. Life at Head Lake persists with a deliberate weight, where the primary dialogue is between the person and the granite, a conversation conducted in the steady, rhythmic rasp of a saw or the sudden, sharp splash of a paddle breaking the surface.
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Explore Head 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: 44.723611, -78.931667. 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 Head Lake includes the postal code (L0K), 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 Head 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |