Moonbeam Ontario Map

About Moonbeam, Ontario

Moonbeam is a compact rural community in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Moonbeam is located at 49.3433°N, 82.1542°W.

Moonbeam sits amidst the vast, hushed reaches of the northern forest, where the horizon stretches wide and the air holds a sharp, crystalline clarity. It lies 20.6 km east-south-east of Kapuskasing, ON (from Kapuskasing, ON: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.4 km west-north-west of Fauquier. The surrounding terrain is defined by a low, persistent expanse of spruce and pine, occasionally broken by the quiet presence of Cantin Lake, which rests only 2 km away, reflecting the pale, shifting light of the high northern sky. A few kilometers further, the Groundhog River carves its path through the earth, a dark ribbon of movement that offers a steady, rhythmic pulse to the stillness of the woods. Nearby, the sheltered woods of René Brunelle Provincial Park preserve a deeper sense of wildness, where the silence is heavy and the shadows stretch long and thin as the sun dips toward the tree line. Moonbeam carries the legacy of the railway and the timber trade, industries that once dictated the pace of life and the shape of the streets. The local identity is anchored in the resilience of those who cleared the brush to build a future on the edge of the wilderness, maintaining a culture that values self-reliance and the quiet endurance of the seasons. Life in Moonbeam moves with the changing light, from the deep, muffled winters to the brief, intense blossoming of the short northern summer. Whether tending to the land or gathering as the evening cools, the people here share a connection to the geography that defines their daily experience, finding beauty in the stark, unadorned reality of the Canadian Shield.

About This Moonbeam Map Page

Explore Moonbeam, 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: 49.343333, -82.154167. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Moonbeam includes the postal code (P5N), 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 Moonbeam 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.