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| Place | Shields Crossing |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Renfrew |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.670833 |
| Longitude | -76.931389 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | K8B |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FCNRN |
Shields Crossing is a locality in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Shields Crossing is located at 45.6708°N, 76.9314°W.
Shields Crossing rests in a quiet fold of the land, defined by the steady, dark persistence of the Snake River as it winds past the shadow of McPetes Hill. It lies 21.7 km south-east of Pembroke, ON (from Pembroke, ON: bearing 140°T), and is situated 9.0 km south-west of Beachburg. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that settles over the fields at dusk, turning the horizon into a bruise of violet and indigo. Muskrat Lake sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the trees, while the distant, rushing presence of McKay Chutes and the expanse of Westmeath Provincial Park frame the wilder edges of this rural reach. The terrain holds a heavy, ancient patience, where the light catches the reeds along the banks and turns the river into a ribbon of hammered silver. The history of Shields Crossing lingers in the quiet labor of the land, where the economy has long drawn its strength from the cycles of the fields and the temper of the Snake River. Daily life here moves with the deliberate intent of those who know how to read the clouds and the encroaching frost, finding purpose in the maintenance of fences and the seasonal turn of the harvest. While the bustle of larger horizons remains far off, Shields Crossing persists as a waypoint of tradition, where the memories of early settlement stay held in the names of the ridges and the bends of the water. The people here share a kinship with the earth, marked by a sturdy independence that finds its voice in the low hum of agricultural machinery and the evening silence that follows the day’s work.
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Explore Shields Crossing, 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: 45.670833, -76.931389. 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 Shields Crossing includes the postal code (K8B), 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 Shields Crossing 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 |