Scotia Ontario Map

About Scotia, Ontario

Scotia is a locality in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Scotia is located at 45.5078°N, 79.2961°W.

Scotia rests in a fold of the Canadian Shield, where granite outcrops, weathered smooth by millennia of ice and water, punctuate the dense, fragrant muskeg and pine forests. It lies 21.9 km north of Huntsville, ON (from Huntsville, ON: bearing 356°T), and is situated 15.9 km south-south-east of Burk's Falls. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp tang of evergreen needles, especially potent after a rain shower, which often sweeps in from the vast, shimmering expanse of Georgian Bay. Beneath the broad, often overcast sky, the land slopes gently towards the unseen waters, a mosaic of rough-hewn rock, boggy hollows, and pockets of tenacious birch and maple that blaze with colour in the autumn. The landscape feels ancient and enduring, the very stone bearing the marks of a deep, slow geological time, a silent witness to the passage of seasons and the subtle shifts of the earth. The history of Scotia is tied to the timber that once dominated this rugged terrain and the railway that opened it to the wider world. Logging camps, long since reclaimed by the forest, left their mark on the scattered clearings, and the echoes of their labour can still be sensed in the occasional moss-covered stump. Later, the bounty of the surrounding waters and the promise of a simpler life drew settlers who carved out farms and small businesses, their efforts etched into the resilient soil. Though the grand logging operations have faded, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the natural world persists in Scotia's quiet, unhurried pace of life, a continuity felt in the familiar faces at the general store and the shared appreciation for the wild beauty that surrounds them.

About This Scotia Map Page

Explore Scotia, 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: 45.507778, -79.296111. 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 Scotia 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 Scotia 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.