Oatland, Ontario

Oatland
Railway point
Oatland
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°28′08″N 82°47′43″W / 48.46889°N 82.79528°W / 48.46889; -82.79528Coordinates: 48°28′08″N 82°47′43″W / 48.46889°N 82.79528°W / 48.46889; -82.79528[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Elevation[2] 331 m (1,086 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA P0M

Oatland is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Lougheed Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Elsas to the west and Missonga to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Oatland is on Shiners Creek, a right tributary of the Nemegosenda River.

History

Oatland is on part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

  1. 1 2 "Oatland". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  2. ↑ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Lougheed" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

Other map sources:

  • Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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