Orchard Beach Ontario Map

About Orchard Beach, Ontario

Orchard Beach is a urban community in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Orchard Beach is located at 42.6658°N, 81.2040°W.

Orchard Beach lies nestled along the shores of Lake Erie, a place where the land gently dips towards the water, fringed by a scattering of trees that hint at its name. It lies 12.9 km south of St. Thomas, ON (from St. Thomas, ON: bearing 187°T), and is situated 0.6 km east of Port Stanley. The air here carries the faint, sweet tang of ripening fruit in the summer months, mingling with the cooler, mineral scent of the lake. On clear days, the water stretches out, a vast, shimmering expanse that can shift from a tranquil sapphire to a moody slate grey depending on the sky's temper. The terrain is mostly flat, rising subtly inland, offering glimpses of well-tended gardens and the occasional weathered boathouse peeking through the foliage. It’s a landscape that feels both open and intimate, a quiet embrace of water and earth. The history of Orchard Beach is tied to the fertile soil and the generous lake. For generations, this land was a place of cultivation, with orchards yielding their bounty to the markets of the region, a legacy still echoed in the quiet rows of trees that dot the landscape. The local economy, while once dominated by agriculture, now finds a steadier pulse in the summer influx of visitors drawn to the water and the relaxed atmosphere. Fishing boats still bob in the small harbour, a reminder of a more robust maritime past, and the weathered paint on some of the older cottages tells stories of families who have returned to Orchard Beach year after year, drawn by its enduring charm.

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Explore Orchard Beach, 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: 42.665806, -81.203981. 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 Orchard Beach includes the postal code (N5L), 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 Orchard Beach 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.