Osborne, Lambton County

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Osborne
Dispersed rural community
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Osborne
Location in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 42°54′30″N82°15′28″W / 42.90833°N 82.25778°W / 42.90833; -82.25778 Coordinates: 42°54′30″N82°15′28″W / 42.90833°N 82.25778°W / 42.90833; -82.25778 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Lambton
Municipality St. Clair
Elevation [2] 198 m (650 ft)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0N 1R0
Area code(s) 519, 226, 548

Osborne is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the municipality of St. Clair, Lambton County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4]

St. Clair, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

St. Clair is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, immediately south of Sarnia in Lambton County, along the eastern shores of the St. Clair River.

Lambton County County in Ontario, Canada

Lambton County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which is drained by the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake Saint Clair and Chatham-Kent, another county in Ontario. Lambton County's northeastern border follows the Ausable River and Parkhill Creek north until it reaches Lake Huron at the beach community of Grand Bend. The county seat is in the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.

Southwestern Ontario Secondary region in Ontario, Canada

Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River, to the west; and Lake Erie to the south. To the east, on land, Southwestern Ontario is bounded by Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe. The region had a population of 2,583,544 in 2016.

It is at the intersection of Lasalle Line and Waterworks Road, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of the centre of Sarnia.

Sarnia City in Ontario, Canada

Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and had a 2016 population of 71,594. It is the largest city on Lake Huron and in Lambton County. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron flows into the St. Clair River, which forms the Canada–United States border, directly across from Port Huron, Michigan. The city's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer La Salle, who named the site "The Rapids" when he had horses and men pull his 45-ton barque Le Griffon up the almost four-knot current of the St. Clair River on 23 August 1679.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Osborne". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. Elevation at coordinates taken from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-12-13.
  3. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-12-13.