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| Place | Port Britain |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Northumberland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 43.93595 |
| Longitude | -78.36554 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | L1A |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FCHYI |
Port Britain is a locality in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Port Britain is located at 43.9359°N, 78.3655°W.
Port Britain rests upon the limestone-inflected shoreline of Lake Ontario, where the horizon dissolves into a seamless grey expanse of water and sky. It lies 16.4 km west of Cobourg, ON (from Cobourg, ON: bearing 259°T), and is situated 10.4 km south of Port Hope. The land rises with a modest, deliberate incline toward the Pidgeon Hill, a rise that catches the low-slung sun and holds the warmth of the day long after the shadows lengthen across the fields. Here, the air carries a sharp, clean clarity, tasting faintly of the lake and the deep, silent cooling of the earth as evening settles. The Ganaraska River flows through the wider region, threading its way through the landscape about 6 km away, a distant pulse of movement that defines the flow of the broader territory. The history of Port Britain is marked by the quiet persistence of agricultural life and the steady influence of its proximity to the lake, which has long served as both a boundary and a gateway. Port Britain maintains an identity shaped by the labor of those who worked the soil and the mariners who once looked to these shores for shelter. Today, the pace of life reflects the seasonal shifts of the Ontario climate, with residents moving in harmony with the long winters and the sudden, vivid blooming of the growing season. The lingering presence of older, sturdy architecture provides a grounding weight to the landscape, offering a sense of permanence against the vast, shifting presence of the water that dominates the southern edge of the horizon.
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Explore Port Britain, 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: 43.93595, -78.36554. 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 Port Britain includes the postal code (L1A), 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 Port Britain 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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |