Houghton Centre Ontario Map

About Houghton Centre, Ontario

Houghton Centre is a locality in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Houghton Centre is located at 42.6014°N, 80.6611°W.

Houghton Centre rests in a gentle hollow, where the land, a rich tapestry of cultivated fields, sighs toward the distant, shimmering waters of Lake Erie. It lies 39.0 km south-west of Simcoe, ON (from Simcoe, ON: bearing 227°T), and is situated 12.7 km east-south-east of Port Burwell. The air here, especially in the quiet of late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and ripening corn, a palpable sweetness that clings to the low, rolling terrain. Farmsteads, their weathered silos standing like sentinels against the vast, indifferent sky, punctuate the horizon, each a small testament to generations of toil. The roads, lined with mature maples and oaks, curve with a natural grace, following the land’s contours, and often, a lone hawk circles overhead, a silent observer of the unfolding scene. The history of Houghton Centre is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Norfolk County, a legacy that continues to shape its economy, with tender fruits and tobacco once forming the backbone of its prosperity. Now, a diversification of crops and a growing interest in specialty produce hint at a resilient spirit, a community adapting to the changing seasons and global markets. The faint echo of the past can be felt in the sturdy brick buildings that still line the main street, survivors of an earlier era, and in the quiet pride of the families who have called Houghton Centre home for decades. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the true landmarks are the fields themselves, meticulously tended, and the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet strength forged in the rhythm of sowing and reaping.

About This Houghton Centre Map Page

Explore Houghton Centre, 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: 42.601389, -80.661111. 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 Houghton Centre includes the postal code (N0E), 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 Houghton Centre 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.