Magpie Mine Ontario Map

About Magpie Mine, Ontario

Magpie Mine is a locality in Algoma, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Magpie Mine is located at 48.2133°N, 84.7156°W.

Magpie Mine rests in a land carved by ancient glaciers, where granite outcrops, smoothed by ages of ice and wind, punctuate a rugged terrain cloaked in boreal forest. It lies 24.8 km north of Wawa, ON (from Wawa, ON: bearing 10°T), and is situated 18.1 km north-west of Hawk Junction. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides, its dense canopy occasionally broken by the glint of unseen water. Swamps and muskeg, rich with sphagnum moss and sedge, lie nestled between the rising slopes, their still surfaces mirroring the vast, often brooding, northern sky. The very bedrock, exposed in places like weathered knuckles, hints at the deep, mineral-rich heart of this place. The story of Magpie Mine is inextricably linked to the earth's bounty, a legacy forged in the relentless pursuit of iron ore. For decades, this was a place of industry, its economy driven by the rhythmic clang of heavy machinery and the steady, purposeful work of miners extracting the ore from the ground. Though the major operations have long since ceased, the echoes of that time persist, a subtle undercurrent in the quietude that now prevails. Remnants of the past, like the skeletal remains of old structures, stand as silent sentinels, their rusting steel a poignant counterpoint to the vibrant green of the encroaching wilderness. This northern locale, while no longer a bustling hub of extraction, retains a hardy, self-reliant character, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who once called Magpie Mine home.

About This Magpie Mine Map Page

Explore Magpie Mine, 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: 48.213333, -84.715556. 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 Magpie Mine includes the postal code (P0S), 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 Magpie Mine 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.