Keene Ontario Map

About Keene, Ontario

Keene is a hamlet in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Keene is located at 44.2406°N, 78.1625°W.

Keene rests gently on the land, a quiet settlement cradled by the rolling terrain that slopes towards Rice Lake. It lies 15.2 km east-south-east of Peterborough, ON (from Peterborough, ON: bearing 116°T), and is situated 11.3 km north of Harwood. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very light filtering through the mature trees that line the roads. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets, stretch out under a sky that often holds a soft, hazy blue, hinting at the warmth of summer or the crispness of autumn depending on the season. Small, well-tended farmsteads punctuate the landscape, their red barns standing as proud, familiar sentinels against the green and gold of the fields. This is a place where the past feels present, a history intertwined with the land’s agricultural bounty and the waters of Rice Lake, a vital artery for transport and sustenance for generations. The local economy, while diversifying, still holds a deep connection to the fertile soil that has sustained families here for over a century, with agriculture remaining a bedrock. One might notice the weathered, yet sturdy, architecture of older buildings in the hamlet, hints of a time when the pace of life was dictated by the sun and the seasons, and neighbours knew each other’s stories. Keene, Ontario, continues to embody a spirit of grounded resilience, a place where the echoes of its founding are felt in the quiet hum of daily life and the enduring connection to the natural world that surrounds it.

About This Keene Map Page

Explore Keene, 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: 44.240555, -78.1625. 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 Keene includes the postal code (K9J), 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 Keene 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.