McVicar Ontario Map

About McVicar, Ontario

McVicar is a locality in Bruce, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. McVicar is located at 45.1556°N, 81.4617°W.

McVicar rests on the eastern fringe of the Bruce Peninsula, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the vast, cool waters of Georgian Bay. It lies 19.3 km south-east of Tobermory, ON (from Tobermory, ON: bearing 124°T), and is situated 11.7 km west-north-west of Cape Chin North. Here, the trees – mostly a hardy mix of hardwoods and scattered pines – stand sentinel over rolling terrain, their branches often etched with the fine spray that drifts inland from the lake on humid summer afternoons. The air itself carries a clean, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the ancient limestone bedrock that underpins everything, shaping the very contours of the fields and the meandering, shallow creeks that carve their way through the countryside. It’s a place where the sky feels immense, a canvas for the dramatic shifts of weather that sweep across the peninsula, from the sharp, bright clarity of a winter morning to the bruised, dramatic colours of an approaching thunderstorm. The history of McVicar is bound to the rhythm of the land and the bounty it offered. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and access to the Great Lakes for trade, cleared the forests and established farms that still dot the landscape today, their fields a patchwork of greens and golds beneath the sun. The local economy, while still rooted in agriculture, has seen a gentle diversification, with small workshops and artisanal producers finding their niche, selling their wares to both locals and the summer visitors who discover McVicar’s quiet charm. It’s a place that remembers its past not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns, the stone fences that mark old property lines, and the stories passed down through generations, tales of resilience and a deep connection to this corner of Ontario.

About This McVicar Map Page

Explore McVicar, 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: 45.155556, -81.461667. 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 McVicar includes the postal code (N0H), 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 McVicar 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.