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| Place | Ruby |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Renfrew |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.531667 |
| Longitude | -77.327778 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FCMUP |
Ruby is a locality in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ruby is located at 45.5317°N, 77.3278°W.
Ruby rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, where the land rises and falls in a gentle, rolling embrace. It lies 27.9 km east of Barry's Bay, ON (from Barry's Bay, ON: bearing 80°T), and is situated 7.3 km east-south-east of Killaloe. Ancient granite outcrops, softened by moss and time, punctuate the terrain, hinting at the deep geological past. Here, the air carries a peculiar clarity, especially in the late afternoon, when the sun, slanting low, imbues the rough-hewn fields and the dark, whispering pines with a golden, almost liquid light. The Renfrew County soil, a rich, dark loam, yields readily to cultivation, and the scattered farmsteads, with their weathered barns and sturdy silos, stand as quiet sentinels against the vast, unblemished sky. The nearby Bonnechere River, a silver ribbon unwinding through the valleys, lends its cool, steady murmur to the prevailing stillness. The story of Ruby is intertwined with the early agricultural settlements of this region, a place where resilience and self-sufficiency were forged from the land. While the exact origins of the name remain a whisper in local lore, its presence marks a point of connection in a network of rural life that has long depended on the bounty of the earth and the strength of its inhabitants. The local economy, still rooted in farming and timber, hums with a quiet industry, the steady rhythm of seasons dictating the pulse of daily life. Occasionally, the echo of history can be felt in the weathered clapboard of older buildings, remnants of a time when the pace was dictated by horse and wagon, a stark contrast to the fleeting passage of modern vehicles on the paved roads that now connect Ruby to the wider world.
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Location data for Ruby 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 | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |