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Ponsonby Ontario Map

Explore Ponsonby, Ontario, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlacePonsonby
TypeDispersed Rural Community
Province / TerritoryOntario (ON)
LocationWellington
CountryCanada
Latitude43.628889
Longitude-80.361389
Postal Code (FSA)N1M
Area Code226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDFEAAS

About Ponsonby, Ontario

Ponsonby is a locality in Wellington, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ponsonby is located at 43.6289°N, 80.3614°W.

Ponsonby rests upon the firm, elevated ground near Shantz Hill, where the horizon broadens to accommodate the expansive, working sky of the Ontario countryside. It lies 14.9 km north-west of Guelph, ON (from Guelph, ON: bearing 314°T), and is situated 8.2 km south-east of Elora. The land here holds a quiet gravity, defined by the steady persistence of agricultural fields that stretch toward the horizon with a mathematical precision. When the light shifts toward dusk, the shadows lengthen across the soil, turning the furrows into deep, dark lines that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped away. While the Grand River flows steadily about 6 km away, its presence is felt more as a distant promise of movement than a direct influence on the immediate, stable terrain. To the north, the proximity of Elora Bissel Conservation Area provides a pocket of preserved wildness, while the distant, calm surface of Guelph Lake lies about 10 km away, reflecting the passage of the seasons in its still, cool depths. Ponsonby maintains a character rooted in the practicalities of rural life, where the industry of the farm remains the primary pulse of the day. The architecture of the region reflects a time when utility dictated form, with sturdy structures standing as markers of a long-standing commitment to the land. History persists here not in grand monuments, but in the maintenance of fences and the steady rotation of crops that define the economy. Life in Ponsonby moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand that the value of a day is measured by the work accomplished before the light fades. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a crispness that carries the scent of turned earth and drying hay, grounding the inhabitant in the immediate, tangible reality of the Canadian landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wellington County Museum and Archives (Museum) — 7.8 km, 337° NNW
  • A Question Of Who's In Charge (Public Artwork) — 8.0 km, 317° NW
  • The Gorge (Cinema) — 8.0 km, 316° NW
  • Tooth of Time (Attraction) — 8.1 km, 315° NW
  • Lover's Leap (Viewpoint) — 8.3 km, 315° NW
  • Fergus Grand Theatre (Theatre) — 8.5 km, 350° N
  • Main Stage (Theatre) — 10.3 km, 110° ESE
  • Miniature Train (Attraction) — 10.3 km, 134° SE
  • Galaxy Cinemas Guelph (Cinema) — 10.3 km, 156° SSE
  • Marilyn Murray Riverview (Attraction) — 13.0 km, 134° SE
  • Guelph Civic Museum (Museum) — 13.0 km, 137° SE
  • Locomotive 6167 (Attraction) — 13.1 km, 134° SE
  • Allan's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 km, 134° SE
  • Mccrae House (Heritage Site) — 14.0 km, 138° SE
  • Art Gallery of Guelph (Gallery) — 14.8 km, 136° SE
  • Arboretum (The) (Museum) — 14.9 km, 133° SE
  • The Portico (Monument) — 15.1 km, 135° SE
  • Harris Woolen Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 km, 096° E
  • St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway (Museum) — 18.3 km, 237° WSW
  • Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.7 km, 181° S
  • K-W Musical Productions (Theatre / Concert Hall) — 20.3 km, 197° SSW
  • Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.8 km, 207° SSW
  • Centre In the Square/Kwag (Theatre / Concert Hall) — 21.8 km, 207° SSW
  • Robert Langen Gallery Wilfrid Laurier University (Gallery) — 21.9 km, 218° SW
  • Shelmerdine Grave (Monument) — 22.4 km, 197° SSW
  • Visitor And Heritage Information Centre (Heritage Site) — 22.6 km, 216° SW
  • Credit River Pine Estates (Conservation Area) — 29.9 km, 056° NE
  • Spriggs Property (Conservation Area) — 30.6 km, 040° NE
  • Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve (Conservation Area) — 30.7 km, 140° SE
  • Valens Lake (Conservation Area) — 31.4 km, 147° SSE

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About This Ponsonby Map Page

Explore Ponsonby, 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: 43.628889, -80.361389. 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 Ponsonby includes the postal code (N1M), 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 Ponsonby 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada