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| Place | Windward Sands |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Ontario (ON) |
| Location | Peterborough |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.444445 |
| Longitude | -78.478056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | K9L |
| Area Code | 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 382, 416, 437, 519, 548, 613, 647, 705, 742, 807, 905 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | FDHTR |
Windward Sands is a locality in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Windward Sands is located at 44.4444°N, 78.4781°W.
Windward Sands rests upon the shore of Pigeon Lake, a quiet stretch of land defined by the proximity of the Frank Hill. It lies 19.7 km north-west of Peterborough, ON (from Peterborough, ON: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.7 km west-south-west of Curve Lake. The air here holds a distinct, crisp weight, cooling rapidly as the sun slips behind the rise of the land and casts long, violet shadows across the water. Beneath the surface of the lake, the sediment shifts with a slow, deliberate patience, mirroring the stillness of the shoreline where reeds sway in the wake of the evening breeze. The terrain remains rugged and untamed, offering a stark clarity to the horizon that makes the surrounding woods seem deeper and more deliberate in their growth. Windward Sands maintains a character shaped by its isolation and the seasonal pulse of the water, far removed from the busier paths leading toward the Chemong Lake Conservation Area. While the Pigeon River flows through the broader landscape some distance away, the life of the people here focuses on the immediate demands of the lake and the seasonal shifts of the forest. Local tradition favors a reliance on the land, where the economy persists through small-scale enterprise and the quiet harvest of the woods. The memory of the region lingers in the way the light catches the birch bark at twilight, a fleeting brilliance that illuminates the stubborn, enduring nature of life in this corner of the province.
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Explore Windward Sands, 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: 44.444445, -78.478056. 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 Windward Sands includes the postal code (K9L), 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 Windward Sands 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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |