Gardiner, Ontario Explained

Gardiner
Settlement Type:Dispersed Rural Community
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario
Coordinates:49.3108°N -81.0286°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cochrane
Subdivision Type3:Geographic Township
Subdivision Name3:Blount
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:246
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:Eastern Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal Code FSA
Postal Code:P0L
Area Codes:705, 249

Gardiner is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Blount Township,[3] Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 30km (20miles) 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 150km (90miles) northwest of the community.

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Notes and References

  1. FBGPA. Gardiner. 2016-12-10. (place)
  2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-10.
  3. Web site: Blount. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-10.
  4. FBGPB. Gardiner. 2016-12-11. (township)
  5. Web site: Gardiner. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327214118/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/G/Gardiner.pdf. 2012-03-27. dead.