Heron Island
Heron Island is an island in Ontario, Canada. Heron Island is situated nearby to the town Atherley, as well as near the village Rama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mnjikaning Fish Weirs.
Mnjikaning Fish Weirs
Archaeological site
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mnjikaning Fish Weirs are one of the oldest human developments in Canada. These fishing weirs were built by the first nations people well before recorded history, dating to around 4500 BP during the Archaic period in North America, according to carbon dating done on some of the wooden remnants.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orillia.
Orillia
Photo: Daniel Hsia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe.
Heron Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.62687° or 44° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
-79.37264° or 79° 22′ 22″ westElevation
216 metres (709 feet)Open location code
87P2JJGG+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 56155523OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Heron Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heron Island”
- French: “Heron Island (Canada, Ontario)”
- Swedish: “Heron Island”
- Turkish: “Heron Adası”
- Turkish: “Heron Island”
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Localities in the Area
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