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Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southeastern Ontario, roughly 160 km (99 mi) east of Toronto. [2] It is the county's largest community and former seat located at the southwestern end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte , which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario . [ 3 ]
Map of Prince Edward County. Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River. This headland (officially named Prince Edward County in 1792 [7]) is surrounded on the north and east by the Bay of Quinte.
Picton Airport (TC LID: CNT7) is located on the southeast side of Picton, Ontario, Canada, near the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The airport is used for general aviation, including glider flying. The runway is also used for competitive, amateur automobile racing events such as arm-drop drag races [2] and autocross with the St Lawrence ...
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Big Island is an island in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.Approximately 9.5 kilometres (5 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi) in length and with a maximal width of three kilometres (two miles), it is located in the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario, between Belleville and Demorestville.
Prior to this, Highway 41 had two separate sections: one which ran north from Highway 2 at Napanee, and another that travelled north from Picton alongside the Bay of Quinte. The latter portion followed the present-day Prince Edward County Road 49 as far as Roblin Mills, where it curved to follow County Road 35. This road was known as the Lower ...
Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County near Picton, Ontario, Canada. The park is considered one of the best sandy beaches in Ontario and contains the largest bay-mouth barrier dune formation in the world. The 1,550.87-hectare (3,832.3-acre) park was established in 1970 and operates year round.
The northern side of the bay is defined by Ontario's mainland, while the southern side follows the shore of the Prince Edward County headland. Beginning in the east with the outlet to Lake Ontario , the bay runs west-southwest for 25 kilometres (16 mi) to Picton (although this section is also called Adolphus Reach), where it turns north ...