Union Ontario Map

About Union, Ontario

Union is a compact rural community in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Union is located at 42.7035°N, 81.1903°W.

Union rests in a landscape of gently rolling terrain, where fields of ripening corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald hues softening under the vast, often cloud-dappled sky of southwestern Ontario. It lies 8.6 km south of St. Thomas, ON (from St. Thomas, ON: bearing 183°T), and is situated 4.5 km north-north-east of Port Stanley. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a sound that has been the heartbeat of this place for generations. Hedgerows, thick with wild roses in summer and starkly beautiful against winter snows, define the boundaries of farms, creating a patchwork quilt of cultivated land that slopes subtly towards unseen waterways, hinting at the rich, dark soil that sustains it all. Even in the stillness, there's a palpable sense of life, of growth, a quiet abundance that permeates the very atmosphere. Historically, Union's story is one of agrarian roots and steady perseverance, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first cleared these lands. The local economy, deeply entwined with agriculture, continues to thrive on the productivity of its fertile soil, a legacy passed down through families who have worked this land for over a century. While no grand monuments mark its existence, the true landmarks of Union are the well-maintained farmsteads, their barns standing as stoic sentinels against the changing seasons, and the quiet hum of the grain elevators, ever ready to receive the bounty of the harvest. The community itself possesses a character of quiet resilience, a place where neighbours know each other by name and the simple act of a shared wave from a passing tractor is an unspoken language of connection.

About This Union Map Page

Explore Union, 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: 42.70351, -81.1903. 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 Union includes the postal code (N5L), 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 Union 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.