Westport Ontario Map

About Westport, Ontario

Westport is a village in Leeds, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Westport is located at 44.6841°N, 76.4001°W.

Westport rests nestled where the waters of Upper Rideau Lake spill into the Rideau River, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the gentle rise and fall of the Canadian Shield. It lies 26.7 km south-south-west of Perth, ON (from Perth, ON: bearing 206°T), and is situated 7.5 km west-north-west of Newboro. The air here, especially in the long, soft light of late afternoon, carries a crispness tinged with the scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume of the boreal fringe. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of glacial sculpting, cradle the village, their slopes often patchwork quilts of cultivated fields and dense, whispering forests. The shoreline of the lake, a ragged edge of rock and reedy shallows, offers a constant, quiet dialogue between water and stone, a ceaseless conversation that defines the very character of Westport. The history of Westport is intrinsically linked to the great waterway it commands, the Rideau Canal system, a UNESCO World Heritage site that brought steamships and commerce through this strategic point. Once a bustling hub for lumber and agricultural trade, the economy of Westport now leans more towards the quiet hum of tourism, drawing visitors to its picturesque setting and the opportunities for boating and fishing. The iconic Westport bridge, a landmark that has spanned these waters for generations, stands as a silent sentinel to the passage of time and the enduring spirit of this lakeside village. Remnants of its industrial past can still be glimpsed in the weathered facades of older buildings, a quiet testament to the hard work and ingenuity that shaped Westport into the welcoming place it is today.

About This Westport Map Page

Explore Westport, 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: 44.68412, -76.40011. 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 Westport includes the postal code (K7H), 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 Westport 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.