Westmeath Ontario Map

About Westmeath, Ontario

Westmeath is a compact rural community in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Westmeath is located at 45.8172°N, 76.8883°W.

Westmeath rests on a gentle rise overlooking the vast, shimmering expanse of the Ottawa River. It lies 11.9 km west-south-west of Fort-Coulonge, ON (from Fort-Coulonge, ON: bearing 257°T), and is situated 9.9 km north-north-west of Beachburg. The land here, a mosaic of cultivated fields and whispering pines, slopes towards the water, where ancient bedrock peeks through the soil, testament to ages of glacial sculpting. In the late afternoon, the sun, softened by a thin veil of high clouds, casts a golden luminescence across the landscape, illuminating the subtle greens of summer pastures and the deeper emerald of the surrounding forests. The air, carrying the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, often holds the distant murmur of boat engines, a soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves in the breeze. This is a place where the echoes of a logging past still resonate, though the great rafts of timber are long gone, replaced by a quieter, more agricultural rhythm. The fertile soil, carved from the Canadian Shield, has long supported the hardy souls who call Westmeath home, their livelihoods intertwined with the land and the river that has always been its lifeblood. The local economy, while modest, is sustained by the enduring spirit of its residents, who continue to cultivate their farms and draw sustenance from the natural bounty. Occasionally, a glimpse of a weathered boathouse, its timbers softened by years of sun and spray, or the sturdy lines of a century-old farmhouse, speaks to the deep roots and enduring character of Westmeath.

About This Westmeath Map Page

Explore Westmeath, 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: 45.817222, -76.888333. 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 Westmeath includes the postal code (K8B), 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 Westmeath 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.