Quibell is an unincorporated place and railway point in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is named after William A. Quibell (1857-1917), a Police Commissioner in Durham County, Ontario.[citation needed] The Quibell Dam on the Wabigoon River lies 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the east.

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Quibell is located in Ontario
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Location of Quibell in Ontario
Coordinates: 49°57′32″N 93°25′30″W / 49.95889°N 93.42500°W / 49.95889; -93.42500
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
PartKenora, Unorganized
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0X
Area code807

Quibell is on Ontario Highway 609, which arrives from the community of Red Lake Road on Ontario Highway 105 at the east and heads north to Clay Lake. It is also on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line,[2] between McIntosh to the west and Red Lake Road to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

References

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  1. ^ "Quibell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-08-15.