Wawbewawa Ontario Map

About Wawbewawa, Ontario

Wawbewawa is a locality in Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Wawbewawa is located at 47.8856°N, 79.8950°W.

Wawbewawa lies cradled in a landscape of rolling Precambrian Shield, where the ancient bedrock has been smoothed and sculpted by millennia of glacial action. It lies 7.1 km north-north-west of Englehart, ON (from Englehart, ON: bearing 347°T), and is situated 11.7 km north-east of Charlton. Dense stands of boreal forest, predominantly jack pine and spruce, climb the gentle slopes, their dark green needles a vibrant contrast to the often-azure sky. Between these verdant swells, the land dips into shallow, clear lakes, their surfaces often mirroring the stoic grandeur of the trees and the passage of clouds. The air here carries a crispness, a clean, pine-scented breath that speaks of wildness, and in the early morning light, a silvery mist often clings to the water, lending a dreamlike quality to the terrain. The history of Wawbewawa is as deeply rooted as the pines that dominate its hillsides. Once a bustling hub for resource extraction, the echoes of logging and mining operations can still be felt in the landscape, a quiet testament to the hard work and perseverance that built this place. While the grander industrial days have receded, a resilient spirit persists, with a local economy now focused on the bounty of the land and the quiet allure of its natural beauty, attracting those who seek solace and adventure amidst its serene wilderness. The legacy of Indigenous peoples, who first knew this territory as their own, is a profound undercurrent, a reminder of the deep, enduring connection between humanity and this northern soil.

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Explore Wawbewawa, 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: 47.885556, -79.895. 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 Wawbewawa includes the postal code (P2N), 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 Wawbewawa 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.