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| Place | Ida |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Peterborough |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.223611 |
| Longitude | -78.478611 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FBPWI |
Ida is a locality in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ida is located at 44.2236°N, 78.4786°W.
Ida rests in a gentle cradle of rolling farmland, where the earth sighs with the scent of turned soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. It lies 14.4 km south-west of Peterborough, ON (from Peterborough, ON: bearing 233°T), and is situated 10.8 km south-east of Omemee. The landscape here is a patient unfolding of fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds stitched by hedgerows and punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of ancient oaks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast Ontario sky, has a soft, diffused quality, painting the scene with an understated luminescence that seems to seep into the very air, making each breath feel clean and cool. The terrain, neither dramatic nor severe, offers a quiet invitation to wander, to trace the faint tracks of deer through dew-kissed meadows and to listen to the rustle of unseen life in the bordering woodlands. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, where generations have coaxed sustenance from this rich, dark earth. The economy of Ida is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvests that have sustained it for so long. The nearby waters of Rice Lake, a mere stone's throw away, have long offered their own quiet offerings, a source of both livelihood and leisure, their shores dotted with cottages that bloom with life in the warmer months. While the grand narratives of industrial revolution may have largely bypassed Ida, its history is written in the steady hands that till the soil, in the shared traditions of harvest festivals, and in the quiet pride of a community that understands the profound beauty of a life lived in rhythm with the seasons.
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| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |