Silver Water Ontario Map

About Silver Water, Ontario

Silver Water is a locality in Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Silver Water is located at 45.8576°N, 82.8571°W.

Silver Water rests on the northern shore of Manitoulin Island, a place where the land gently inclines towards the vastness of Lake Huron. It lies 31.1 km west-south-west of Gore Bay, ON (from Gore Bay, ON: bearing 258°T), and is situated 9.1 km south of Sheshegwaning. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness, a testament to the surrounding boreal forests that press in close. Rolling fields, once cleared for farming, now mingle with rocky outcrops and stands of birch and spruce, their pale bark catching the diffused light. The character of Silver Water is one of quiet resilience, a stoic embrace of the island's wild beauty, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any clock. The water itself, a deep, cool blue, laps at the shore with a steady, almost meditative sound, reflecting the ever-changing sky. The history of Silver Water is deeply intertwined with the Indigenous Anishinaabek peoples who have called Manitoulin home for generations, their ancestral lands shaping the very contours of the terrain. Early European settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and access to the Great Lakes, established small homesteads and a nascent logging industry, the echo of axes now long faded. Today, the local economy of Silver Water is a mosaic of small-scale agriculture, fishing, and a growing tourism sector that cherishes the island's natural allure. The distinctiveness of Silver Water lies in its unpretentious charm, a place where weathered barns stand sentinel against the horizon and the scent of woodsmoke often drifts through the twilight, hinting at lives lived in close communion with the land.

About This Silver Water Map Page

Explore Silver Water, 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: 45.85762, -82.85712. 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 Silver Water includes the postal code (P0P), 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 Silver Water 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.