Highland Beach Ontario Map

About Highland Beach, Ontario

Highland Beach is a locality in Durham, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Highland Beach is located at 44.1150°N, 78.9453°W.

Highland Beach rests on the eastern edge of a vast, shimmering expanse of water, a place where the air often carries the faint, briny whisper of the Great Lakes. It lies 24.9 km north-north-west of Oshawa, ON (from Oshawa, ON: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.4 km south-west of Scugog. The land here, a gentle rise from the shoreline, is a patchwork of windswept fields and stands of hardy trees, their branches often sculpted into elegant arcs by the persistent breezes. In the late afternoon, the sun, when it deigns to break through the often-clouded skies, casts a pale, diffused gold across the landscape, illuminating the subtle greens and browns of the terrain. The quiet is punctuated by the distant cries of gulls and the soft lapping of waves against the shore, a sound that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. This stretch of shoreline, long traversed by Indigenous peoples before settlement, eventually became a haven for those seeking respite and sustenance from the lake. The local economy, once tied to fishing and the modest logging of surrounding woodlands, has evolved to embrace the quiet allure of its natural setting. While agriculture still holds a gentle sway, with fields yielding crops suited to the tempering influence of the water, tourism has bloomed like a hardy wildflower. Visitors are drawn to the unpretentious charm of Highland Beach, to its unhurried pace and the simple beauty of its lakeside existence, a character shaped by the enduring presence of the great water.

About This Highland Beach Map Page

Explore Highland Beach, 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: 44.115, -78.945278. 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 Highland Beach includes the postal code (L9L), 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 Highland Beach 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.