Sombra
Sombra is a village situated on the St. Clair River, in southwestern Ontario, Canada within the municipality of St. Clair Township. In its early days, the village developed out of local transport and agricultural trade via rail and ship and evolved mainly into a summer resort community, serving seasonal residences and summer cottagers through much of its history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village on St. Clair River, in southwestern Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Sombra, ON” and “Sombra, Ontario”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peche Island Rear Range Light.
Peche Island Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
The Peche Island Rear Range Light was a historic lighthouse "off Peche Island in the entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair." Located in American waters just north of the border to Canada it was moved to Marine City, Michigan upon its deactivation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marine City.
Marine City
Village
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron.
Sombra
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.71483° or 42° 42′ 53″ northLongitude
-82.47645° or 82° 28′ 35″ westElevation
175 metres (574 feet)United Nations Location Code
CA SOMOpen location code
86JVPG7F+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 309362965OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6151181Wikidata ID
Q7559318
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sombra” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sombra”
- Dutch: “Sombra”
- Galician: “Sombra”
- Irish: “Sombra”
- Spanish: “Sombra (Ontario)”
- Spanish: “Sombra”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sombra Park and Sombra Community Park.
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