Hough Lake Ontario Map

About Hough Lake, Ontario

Hough Lake is a locality in Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Hough Lake is located at 47.9275°N, 80.0397°W.

Hough Lake rests in a wide, shallow basin, its waters reflecting the immense, often bruised-purple sky of northern Ontario. It lies 17.0 km north-west of Englehart, ON (from Englehart, ON: bearing 313°T), and is situated 13.3 km north-north-west of Charlton. The surrounding land is a rumpled quilt of Precambrian Shield, a tapestry of granite outcrops, muskeg bogs, and dense stands of jack pine and spruce that cling to the thin soil. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Inlets and bays finger into the shoreline, their edges softened by sedges and the occasional hardy water lily, creating a labyrinthine edge where the land surrenders to the lake’s quiet dominion. The light, especially as it begins to wane, can transform the water into a sheet of molten pewter, catching the last embers of the sun before the profound darkness of the northern night descends. This place, Hough Lake, has long been shaped by the bounty of its waters and the resilience of its people. Though not a hub of industry in the way of larger centres, its economy has historically been tied to the forest and the lake, with logging and fishing providing livelihoods for generations who learned to read the subtle shifts in the wind and the moods of the water. Echoes of earlier times can be felt in the quiet persistence of the few scattered homes and the weathered docks that still jut out into the lake, testaments to a life lived close to the land. It is a landscape where the past is not a distant memory but a palpable presence, whispered by the wind through the pines and carried on the cool breath rising from the lake's surface.

About This Hough Lake Map Page

Explore Hough 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: 47.9275, -80.039722. 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 Hough Lake includes the postal code (P2N), 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 Hough 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.