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Vernon Shores Ontario Map

Explore Vernon Shores, Ontario, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Vernon Shores, Ontario

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How to Use This Vernon Shores, Ontario Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vernon Shores, Ontario. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Ontario or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Vernon Shores and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Vernon Shores.

Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlaceVernon Shores
TypeDispersed Rural Community
Province / TerritoryOntario (ON)
LocationMuskoka
CountryCanada
Latitude45.34714
Longitude-79.3335
Postal Code (FSA)P1H
Area Code226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDFCZUN

About Vernon Shores, Ontario

Vernon Shores is a locality in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Vernon Shores is located at 45.3471°N, 79.3335°W.

Vernon Shores rests along the edges of the Buck River, where the earth rises toward the shadow of Mount Ararat. It lies 6.0 km north-west of Huntsville, ON (from Huntsville, ON: bearing 312°T), and is situated 14.6 km north-north-west of Port Sydney. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, often sharpening the outline of the pines as the afternoon light catches the current. Beyond the immediate banks, Hendersons Lake sits tucked within the surrounding terrain, its surface mirroring the sky with a stillness that contrasts the steady, low pull of the nearby river. Further out, the presence of Stubb's Falls adds a persistent, rhythmic hum to the landscape, a reminder of the water’s constant motion through the Canadian Shield. The history of Vernon Shores reflects a life shaped by the reach of the Buck River and the rugged demands of the land. Economic activity has long turned on the seasonal cycles of the woods and the water, drawing those who find value in the quiet resilience of the Muskoka terrain. Local tradition keeps to the pace of the changing seasons, moving from the thaw of spring to the deep, silent insulation of winter. Even now, Vernon Shores maintains a character defined by its proximity to these ancient, weathered features, where the work of the day is measured by the steady flow of the river and the shifting gaze of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rivermill band stand (Theatre) — 9.3 km, 103° ESE
  • Algonquin Theatre (Theatre) — 9.4 km, 104° ESE
  • Arrowhead Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class) (Provincial Park) — 9.6 km, 064° ENE · 1,237 ha
  • Big East River Provincial Park (Waterway Class) (Provincial Park) — 9.6 km, 059° ENE · 1,050 ha
  • Heritage Place Train Station (Museum) — 9.9 km, 105° ESE
  • Muskoka Heritage Place (Museum) — 10.0 km, 106° ESE
  • Lions Lookout (Attraction) — 10.1 km, 103° ESE
  • Axe Lake Wetland Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 11.0 km, 288° WNW
  • Eastern Cardwell Forest Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 11.2 km, 253° WSW
  • Big Bend Lookout (Viewpoint) — 12.0 km, 067° ENE
  • Zig Zag Escape Cabins (Attraction) — 15.6 km, 090° E
  • Bush Poker Axe Throwing (Attraction) — 15.9 km, 084° E
  • Monteith Forest Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 18.7 km, 292° WNW
  • Upper Raft Lake Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 20.7 km, 040° NE
  • Cardwell Township Old Growth Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 22.0 km, 253° WSW
  • Bear Lake Peatland Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 23.8 km, 308° NW
  • J. Albert Bauer Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class) (Provincial Park) — 25.3 km, 076° ENE · 164 ha
  • Chain Lakes Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 29.1 km, 013° NNE
  • Bear Creek Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 29.6 km, 048° NE
  • Ryerson Township Forest Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 30.4 km, 322° NW
  • Burk's Falls & District Museum (Museum) — 31.1 km, 353° N
  • Huckleberry Rock Lookout (Public Artwork) — 31.5 km, 203° SSW
  • Shack Creek Wetland Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 32.8 km, 149° SSE
  • Bridge Lake Outwash Plain Forest Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 32.9 km, 041° NE
  • Dutcher Lake Conservation Reserve (Conservation Reserve) — 33.0 km, 289° WNW
  • Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls Provincial Park (Waterway Class) (Provincial Park) — 33.9 km, 079° E · 507 ha
  • Norwood Cinema (Cinema) — 33.9 km, 177° S
  • Woodchester Villa (Museum) — 34.2 km, 176° S
  • Santa's Village (Theme Park) — 35.9 km, 184° S
  • Dorset Scenic Tower (Attraction) — 36.0 km, 107° ESE

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About This Vernon Shores Map Page

Explore Vernon Shores, 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: 45.34714, -79.3335. 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 Vernon Shores includes the postal code (P1H), 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.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data for Vernon Shores 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)