Acanthus is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] Acanthus is located within Algonquin Provincial Park on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River.
Acanthus | |
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  Acanthus Location of Acanthus in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′51″N 78°24′16″W / 46.03083°N 78.40444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | K0J |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
It lies on the now abandoned Canadian National Railway Beachburg Subdivision,[2] a section of track that was originally constructed as the Canadian Northern Railway main line, between the divisional point Brent to the west and Odenback to the east; it had a passing track.
References edit
- ^ "Acanthus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Smith, Jeffrey P (11 October 2014). "C.N.Rys. Beachburg Subdivision". C.N.Ry. in Ontario. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Other map sources:
- McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Map 9 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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