Parkwood Hills Ontario Map

About Parkwood Hills, Ontario

Parkwood Hills is a urban community in Carleton, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Parkwood Hills is located at 45.3587°N, 75.7248°W.

Parkwood Hills, nestled in the embrace of Carleton's rolling terrain, unfolds as a landscape of cultivated fields and mature woodlands, where the gentle slopes yield to the quietude of country living. It lies 7.8 km south of Gatineau, ON (from Gatineau, ON: bearing 188°T), and is situated 11.3 km west-north-west of Ottawa. The air here, especially as the sun dips below the horizon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a perfume unique to these particular woods and fields. Beyond the neatly kept farmsteads, stands of birch and maple create a dappled canopy, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to hold the whisper of seasons past. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of careful stewardship, of hands that have turned the soil and coaxed life from its depths, creating a scene of understated, enduring beauty. The history of Parkwood Hills is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of Eastern Ontario, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads and the patchwork quilt of fields that define its character. While the precise founding moments are lost to the broader sweep of settlement, the land has long supported those who sought sustenance from its bounty, a quiet testament to resilience. Today, the local economy, while still touched by agriculture, has diversified, with residents often commuting to nearby urban centres, bridging the gap between rural tranquility and the pulse of a wider world. Yet, a distinct sense of place persists; the familiar sight of tractors moving along country roads, the local general store that serves as a nexus for news and neighbourly exchange, and the shared understanding that binds the people of Parkwood Hills together, a quiet continuity in the flow of time.

About This Parkwood Hills Map Page

Explore Parkwood Hills, 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: 45.35872, -75.72479. 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 Parkwood Hills includes the postal code (K2C), 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 Parkwood Hills 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.