Tophet, Ontario

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Tophet
Etymology: Named for Tophet
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Tophet
Location of Tophet in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°40′48″N83°06′31″W / 47.68000°N 83.10861°W / 47.68000; -83.10861
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
District Sudbury
Part Sudbury, Unorganized, North
Elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
P0M
Area code(s) 705, 249

Tophet is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Mountbatten Township [1] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [2] It is on Tophet Creek in the James Bay drainage basin.

Tophet is on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line, [3] between the community of Nemegos to the west and the railway point of Kinogama to the east. It is passed but not served by the Via Rail Sudbury – White River train.

During 2012 a film, The Road to Tophet, was filmed and is set in Chapleau and Tophet. [4]

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References

  1. "Mountbatten" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. "Tophet". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  3. Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  4. Arbus, Tova (6 April 2012). "A WEST ISLANDER STARS IN THE MOVIE THE ROAD TO TOPHET DIRECTED BY STEVE SCHMIDT". West Island Gazette. Retrieved 7 April 2013.