Sand Lake Ontario Map

About Sand Lake, Ontario

Sand Lake is a locality in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sand Lake is located at 45.6428°N, 79.1825°W.

Sand Lake rests in a cradle of ancient granite, its waters a deep, reflective blue mirroring the vast Ontario sky. It lies 27.0 km south-south-east of South River, ON (from South River, ON: bearing 147°T), and is situated 5.4 km west-north-west of Kearney. The surrounding landscape is a testament to glacial artistry, a mosaic of exposed rock faces, dense stands of pine and birch, and the occasional sun-drenched clearing where wild blueberries might be found clinging to the rough terrain. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of pine needles, damp earth, and the faint, mineral tang of the lake itself. Small, rocky islands dot the water, their shores fringed with sedges, offering perches for patient herons and the occasional flash of a kingfisher’s wing. The very stillness of the place seems to hold a deep, resonant quiet, broken only by the distant call of a loon or the gentle lapping of waves against the shore. The history of Sand Lake is etched into the very grain of the land, a story of hardy settlers drawn by the promise of timber and the bounty of the lake. Early logging operations, long since faded, left their mark on the western edges, though nature has largely reclaimed those scars. Today, the local economy is a more leisurely affair, a blend of summer tourism and the quiet persistence of those who call Sand Lake home year-round. Cottages, some generations old, line the more accessible shores, their weathered docks a familiar sight to returning families. The summers hum with a gentle activity – boats gliding across the water, the laughter of children on the docks, and the scent of woodsmoke drifting from campfires as dusk settles, painting the western sky in hues of rose and amber.

About This Sand Lake Map Page

Explore Sand Lake, 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: 45.642778, -79.1825. 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 Sand Lake includes the postal code (P0A), 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 Sand Lake 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.