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| Place | The Island |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Grenville |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.855278 |
| Longitude | -75.578889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | K0E |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | FCVQU |
The Island is a locality in Grenville, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. The Island is located at 44.8553°N, 75.5789°W.
The Island sits as a quiet, elevated cradle within the Newmans Hill, defined by the steady, persistent presence of the South Nation River. It lies 16.7 km north-north-west of Prescott, ON (from Prescott, ON: bearing 343°T), and is situated 12.2 km south-east of Hutchins Corners. The South Nation River carves a slow path through the terrain, its dark currents reflecting the changing light of the sky as it moves past the slopes of Newmans Hill. When the sun retreats, the air over The Island grows heavy and cool, carrying the scent of damp earth and thick, encroaching grasses that cling to the riverbanks. Lissons Lake remains distant, a separate geography that leaves this particular stretch of land to its own solitary, hushed character. Here, the ground holds the memory of early agricultural clearing, where the resistance of the soil once dictated the limits of every fence line and farmstead. The Island reflects a history shaped by the pragmatic needs of those who worked the river valley, finding value in the fertile silt and the natural boundaries provided by the water. Local industry has long relied on the rhythms of the land, with the economy turning on the seasonal turning of fields and the maintenance of homesteads that have occupied these rises for generations. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary tradition remains the quiet, persistent care of the land itself. The Island stands as a point of stillness, where the sounds of the water against the stones define the boundary between the work of the day and the encroaching shadows of the evening.
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Explore The Island, 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: 44.855278, -75.578889. 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 The Island includes the postal code (K0E), 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 The Island 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 |