Slabtown Ontario Map

About Slabtown, Ontario

Slabtown is a locality in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Slabtown is located at 45.6958°N, 77.1061°W.

Slabtown rests in a quiet hollow where the land begins its gentle heave towards the higher ground, a place where the sky seems to stretch a little wider than usual. It lies 13.9 km south of Pembroke, ON (from Pembroke, ON: bearing 178°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-north-east of Mud Lake. The terrain here is a study in greens and browns, the rich soil of the Ottawa Valley giving way to stands of mature trees, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a shifting mosaic. Fields, often lying fallow or supporting hardy crops, roll out like worn blankets, bordered by the weathered grey of stone fences, remnants of an older, more arduous cultivation. The air itself carries a particular scent, a blend of damp earth, pine needles, and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn in late summer. Even the shadows seem to possess a certain depth, pooling beneath the broad canopies of oak and maple, hinting at the cool, dark interiors of the woods that fringe the edges of Slabtown. The origins of Slabtown are tied to the very timber that once dominated this landscape, a history etched into the names and the very character of the place. Logging camps and sawmills were the early pulse of this locality, the rough-hewn lumber giving the settlement its enduring moniker. While the great forests have receded, the spirit of working with the land persists, with farming and small-scale agricultural enterprises continuing to shape the local economy. The Renfrew Victoria Hospital, a significant fixture, speaks to the area's commitment to its residents' well-being, a quiet anchor in the unfolding days. Slabtown retains a palpable sense of continuity, a place where the past isn't so much buried as it is layered, a foundation upon which the present continues to build.

About This Slabtown Map Page

Explore Slabtown, 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: 45.695833, -77.106111. 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 Slabtown includes the postal code (K8A), 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 Slabtown 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.