Walford Ontario Map

About Walford, Ontario

Walford is a compact rural community in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Walford is located at 46.2059°N, 82.2326°W.

Walford rests where the land begins to soften, a gentle embrace of boreal forest yielding to the vast, blue expanse of Lake Huron’s North Channel. It lies 34.5 km north-west of Little Current, ON (from Little Current, ON: bearing 317°T), and is situated 11.9 km west of Massey. Here, granite outcrops, smoothed by ancient glaciers, punctuate the rugged terrain, their grey surfaces warmed by the sun and often dusted with the delicate blush of lichen. The air, even in summer, carries a crisp, clean scent, a mingling of pine needles, damp earth, and the mineral tang of the lake. Birch trees, their papery bark like hushed whispers against the evergreen backdrop, stand sentinel along the shorelines and in the scattered clearings, their white trunks catching the diffused light of the northern sky. The water itself, a deep, shifting sapphire, laps with a quiet persistence against the rocky beaches, its surface often rippled by a breeze that seems to carry the secrets of the surrounding wilderness. The history of Walford is etched not in grand monuments, but in the resilient spirit of those who have carved a life from this wild edge of Ontario. Once a vital point in the logging and fur trade routes that snaked across this northern landscape, its economy now leans more towards the quiet offerings of tourism and a deep connection to the land. The echoes of earlier industries, like the distant rumble of a passing freight train or the weathered facades of old buildings, hint at a past bustling with activity. Today, the rhythm of Walford is dictated by the seasons and the steady flow of the lake; fishing boats bob gently in the small harbour, and cottages dot the shoreline, their inhabitants drawn to the profound stillness and the untamed beauty that defines this corner of the north.

About This Walford Map Page

Explore Walford, 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: 46.20586, -82.23263. 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 Walford includes the postal code (P5E), 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 Walford 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.