Hood Ontario Map

About Hood, Ontario

Hood is a locality in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Hood is located at 45.0403°N, 76.4889°W.

Hood rests in a fold of the land, where the Canadian Shield begins its slow, patient unraveling into the gentler contours of the St. Lawrence Lowlands. It lies 24.4 km north-west of Perth, ON (from Perth, ON: bearing 310°T), and is situated 10.2 km west-north-west of Lanark. Rolling fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast, indifferent sky, give way to stands of poplar and pine, their needles catching the light in a thousand tiny glints. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks of open spaces and the quiet work of seasons. Small brooks, barely more than trickles in the drier months, carve shallow paths through the terrain, their banks often softened with moss and the hardy growth of ferns, hinting at the subterranean water that nourishes this quiet corner of Lanark. The history of Hood is as deeply rooted as the ancient granite that underpins the region, shaped by the lumber and agricultural industries that once defined its existence. Though the great forests have receded, the land still bears the marks of their passing, in the names of creeks and the enduring resilience of the soil. The economy now finds its pulse in a more diversified rhythm, with local farms still contributing their bounty, and small businesses offering a quiet hum of activity that sustains the close-knit character of Hood. It’s a place where the past is not a forgotten relic but a lived-in presence, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, where the changing light on the fields at dusk can seem to hold a thousand untold stories.

About This Hood Map Page

Explore Hood, 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: 45.040278, -76.488889. 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 Hood includes the postal code (K0G), 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 Hood 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.