Place in Ontario, Canada
| Acanthus | |
|---|---|
  AcanthusLocation of Acanthus in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′51″N 78°24′16″W / 46.03083°N 78.40444°W / 46.03083; -78.40444 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | K0J |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
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. Acanthus is located within Algonquin Provincial Park on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River.
It lies on the now abandoned Canadian National Railway Beachburg Subdivision, 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
- "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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