Sherwood Ontario Map

About Sherwood, Ontario

Sherwood is a locality in Algoma, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sherwood is located at 46.2861°N, 83.5661°W.

Sherwood, nestled within the embrace of Algoma's rugged landscape, carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a perpetual reminder of its wilder origins. It lies 3.0 km north-north-west of Thessalon, ON (from Thessalon, ON: bearing 340°T), and is situated 28.3 km east-south-east of Desbarats. The terrain here is a rumpled quilt of granite outcrops and dense boreal forest, where the sky feels vast and unburdened by the demands of larger settlements. Small, clear lakes, like scattered shards of sapphire, reflect the impossibly blue sky, their shores often fringed with the deep green of spruce and the softer, more resilient hues of hardy mosses. The air itself has a crispness, a cool, clean breath that speaks of proximity to the vast freshwater arteries of the north, and a quiet solitude that settles deep in the bones. The story of Sherwood is one deeply entwined with the bounty and the challenges of this northern frontier. Once, the murmur of logging trucks and the clang of axes would have been the dominant sounds, the economy driven by the extraction of timber that shaped so many Algoma communities. Now, while that legacy lingers in the weathered barns and the stoic resilience of its people, a different kind of life takes root. The lakes and rivers that thread through the landscape are not just scenery; they are avenues for recreation, drawing those seeking the profound quiet of paddling beneath the immense northern sky, or the thrill of a tug on a fishing line. The very air seems to hum with a subtle, almost forgotten rhythm, a testament to generations who learned to live in careful balance with the land, a spirit that still defines Sherwood.

About This Sherwood Map Page

Explore Sherwood, 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: 46.286111, -83.566111. 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 Sherwood includes the postal code (P0R), 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 Sherwood 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.