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| Place | Myrtle |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Durham |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.008333 |
| Longitude | -78.965 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L1M |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FDLLA |
Myrtle is a locality in Durham, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Myrtle is located at 44.0083°N, 78.9650°W.
Myrtle sits quietly upon the humped terrain near the Dicksons Hill, where the horizon settles into a sequence of rolling ridges and open fields. It lies 14.8 km north-west of Oshawa, ON (from Oshawa, ON: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.5 km north of Whitby. The air here holds a distinct stillness at dusk, catching the low light as it spills across the pastureland and darkens the distant tree lines. While the Beaver River flows about 15 km away and the serene surface of Chalk Lake rests 7 km from the intersection, the land itself feels defined by the high, firm ground of the Dicksons Hill. Local life moves with a steady, pragmatic focus, long shaped by the agricultural traditions that first drew settlers to these fertile, glacial soils. A sense of distance from the urban sprawl remains, even as the sprawling Parc urbain national du Canada de la Rouge lies about 23 km away, marking the transition toward the busier lands to the south. Myrtle maintains a character rooted in the remnants of its nineteenth-century foundations, when the crossroads served as a necessary stop for those traversing the heavy clay roads of the region. The economy has shifted from the early reliance on milling and local trade to a quieter existence, though the legacy of that industrious past lingers in the older, sturdy architecture that anchors the intersection. People here attend to their properties with a methodical care, tending to gardens and fence lines while the shadows lengthen across the gravel shoulders of the road. On quiet evenings, the silence of the surrounding countryside feels absolute, offering a reprieve from the faster pace found further toward the lakefront. Throughout the changing seasons, Myrtle observes the slow transition of the crops, remaining a small, persistent presence in the landscape.
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Explore Myrtle, 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: 44.008333, -78.965. 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 Myrtle includes the postal code (L1M), 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 Myrtle 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |