Yarker Ontario Map

About Yarker, Ontario

Yarker is a compact rural community in Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. It is classified as a town. Yarker is located at 44.3722°N, 76.7704°W.

Yarker rests in a broad, fertile valley carved by the Napanee River, where the land slopes gently from the south towards the water's embrace. It lies 25.7 km north-west of Kingston, ON (from Kingston, ON: bearing 307°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-south-west of Verona. Rolling fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch out under a wide Ontario sky, interspersed with stands of mature deciduous trees that offer dappled shade in the summer heat. The air here often carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wildflowers blooming along the riverbanks. The river itself, a vital artery, meanders with a quiet persistence, its surface reflecting the shifting clouds and the rustle of willows that lean in to drink. Life in Yarker moves with a measured cadence, dictated by the agricultural calendar and the steady flow of the river. The history of Yarker is deeply intertwined with the Napanee River, which once powered sawmills and grist mills that were the lifeblood of this early settlement. The land, once cleared by settlers seeking opportunity, still bears the imprint of generations of farming, with family homesteads dotting the landscape. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone of Yarker's economy, with dairy farms and cash crops sustaining many livelihoods, their tractors a familiar sight on the country roads. The quiet hum of everyday life is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a grain truck or the distant call of a farmer tending to his land, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil of Yarker.

About This Yarker Map Page

Explore Yarker, 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: 44.37224, -76.77042. 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 Yarker includes the postal code (K7P), 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 Yarker 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.