Oba Ontario Map

About Oba, Ontario

Oba is a locality in Algoma, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Oba is located at 49.0591°N, 84.1038°W.

Oba rests in a vast, wild expanse where the boreal forest begins to assert its dominion, a place of immense quietude under the wide, often grey, skies of Northern Ontario. It lies 52.1 km east-south-east of Hornepayne, ON (from Hornepayne, ON: bearing 110°T), and is situated 77.0 km south-south-west of Hearst. The land here is a rugged tapestry of granite outcrops, ancient shield rock worn smooth by millennia of ice and wind, interspersed with shallow, peat-bottomed lakes that mirror the stoic pines and spruces. The air, even in summer, carries a crispness, a hint of the deep cold that will soon return, and the dominant sound is often the sigh of wind through needles or the distant cry of a loon. It is a landscape that feels both enduring and fragile, shaped by elemental forces and populated by creatures adapted to its stark beauty. The history of Oba is intimately tied to the pulse of the railway, a lifeline that carved its way through this unforgiving terrain, bringing with it the promise of resources and settlement. For decades, the timber industry was the lifeblood of Oba, its economy shaped by the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of loaded log trucks, a legacy still visible in the scattered remnants of old logging camps and the occasional weathered signpost pointing towards forgotten trails. While the grander ambitions of railway towns may have waned, Oba endures, a testament to the resilience of those who chose to make their home in this remote corner of the Algoma region, a place where the silence of the north is broken only by the determined hum of modern life seeking its footing.

About This Oba Map Page

Explore Oba, 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: 49.05908, -84.10378. 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 Oba 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 Oba 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.