Townsend Ontario Map

About Townsend, Ontario

Townsend is a community in Haldimand; Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Townsend is located at 42.8933°N, 80.1411°W.

Townsend rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment, a gentle rolling terrain carved by time and water. It lies 15.2 km east-north-east of Simcoe, ON (from Simcoe, ON: bearing 68°T), and is situated 10.5 km south-west of Hagersville. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the deeper, earthy aroma of fertile soil after a rain, a testament to the agricultural heart of this region. Fields of green, gold, and russet stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy glow of an afternoon sun, punctuated by clusters of mature trees that offer shade and a sense of enduring presence. The Sky, vast and often a brilliant, unwavering blue, presides over the open country, a generous canvas for the shifting patterns of clouds that glide with an almost imperceptible grace. This corner of Haldimand County, once a place of dense woodlands and meandering waterways, has been shaped by generations of those who found sustenance and a home within its embrace. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, cleared the forests, their labour echoing in the straight lines of the fields that now define Townsend. The local economy, still deeply rooted in agriculture, thrives on the bounty of the land, with crops like soybeans and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity, their growth a visible cycle of hope and harvest. Though quiet, Townsend possesses a distinct character, a settled feeling that speaks of a community built on shared work and a deep connection to the earth, a place where the land’s enduring spirit is felt in the very air one breathes.

About This Townsend Map Page

Explore Townsend, 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: 42.893333, -80.141111. 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 Townsend includes the postal code (N3Y), 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 Townsend 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.