Gardiner, Ontario

Gardiner
Dispersed Rural Community
Gardiner
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°18′39″N 81°01′43″W / 49.31083°N 81.02861°W / 49.31083; -81.02861Coordinates: 49°18′39″N 81°01′43″W / 49.31083°N 81.02861°W / 49.31083; -81.02861[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Cochrane
Geographic Township Blount
Elevation[2] 246 m (807 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA P0L
Area code(s) 705, 249

Gardiner is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Blount Township,[3] Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.[1] It is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Cochrane, and is the northern terminus of Ontario Highway 579. The community is also astride the Ontario Northland Railway line from Cochrane to Moosonee, but is not served by Polar Bear Express passenger trains.

There is also a geographic Gardiner Township[4][5] in Cochrane District about 150 kilometres (90 mi) northwest of the community.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gardiner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-10. (place)
  2. ↑ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Blount" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Gardiner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-11. (township)
  5. ↑ "Gardiner" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2016-12-10.

Other map sources:

  • Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
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