Picton Ontario Map

About Picton, Ontario

Picton is a community in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Picton is located at 44.0061°N, 77.1436°W.

Picton rests nestled in a gentle curve of Prince Edward Bay, its shores a mosaic of weathered docks and whispering reeds. It lies 26.5 km south-east of Belleville, ON (from Belleville, ON: bearing 134°T), and is situated 9.2 km east-south-east of Prince Edward. The land here rolls with a soft, agricultural grace, giving way to the shimmering expanse of the bay, where sailboats often drift like fallen leaves against the horizon. In the late afternoon, the sunlight often slants low, turning the clapboard houses and the historic limestone buildings into honeyed hues, and the air, even in summer, carries a faint, briny tang, a constant reminder of the water's presence, a subtle breath drawn from the Great Lakes beyond. This is a place where the past is not just remembered but felt, carried on the breeze that rustles through the mature trees lining the streets. Picton's economy, historically tied to the waters that cradle it, now thrives on a blend of tourism, agriculture, and a burgeoning creative spirit, its wineries drawing visitors from afar to sample the fruits of the fertile county soil. The legacy of its maritime past is evident in the architecture, the sturdy buildings speaking of a time when schooners laden with goods would have been a common sight, their sails a familiar part of the bay’s ever-changing canvas. The old, red brick courthouse, standing sentinel, seems to hold within its walls the echoes of countless stories, a quiet testament to the enduring character of Picton.

About This Picton Map Page

Explore Picton, 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: 44.006111, -77.143611. 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 Picton includes the postal code (K8N), 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 Picton 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.