Ferndale, Bruce County, Ontario
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Ferndale is a hamlet
in Bruce County, Ontario
, Canada
. Ferndale is west of Lion's Head
, halfway between Owen Sound
and Tobermory
on the Bruce Peninsula
, located at Highway 6 and Bruce Rd. 9.
The Ferndale Road that connects Ferndale and Lion's Head
(Bruce Rd. 9) is also halfway between The Equator
and the North Pole
. The road is sometimes referred to as the 45th Parallel Road. Ferndale, has also been called "the hub of the Bruce Peninsula" due to it's central location and is home to multiple businesses such as small engine repair, Mom's Restaurant and Motel as well as what is known as "The Corner" which houses a UPI gas station and within the plaza also offers a Ferndale Foodmart convenience store, pizzeria, ice cream parlor & coffee shop just to name a few.
Ferndale, for recreational purposes has a ballpark which handles many games over the summer months as well has a children's playground and covered picnic area. It is now also home to the newly constructed Ferndale Information Center which not only can answer any of your questions about the beautiful Bruce Peninsula and what it has to offer but also provides clean public washroom facilities for the lengthy traveler as well as free WiFi.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Bruce County, Ontario
Bruce County, Ontario
Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Ferndale is west of Lion's Head
Lion's Head, Ontario
Lion's Head is a community in the municipality of North Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Located at the midway point of the Bruce Peninsula, about halfway between Owen Sound and Tobermory, Lion's Head is just east of Ferndale on Bruce Road 9. Lion's Head is located on the 45th...
, halfway between Owen Sound
Owen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
and Tobermory
Tobermory, Ontario
Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It is 300 km northwest of Toronto...
on the Bruce Peninsula
Bruce Peninsula
The Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island, with which it forms the widest strait joining Georgian Bay to...
, located at Highway 6 and Bruce Rd. 9.
The Ferndale Road that connects Ferndale and Lion's Head
Lion's Head
Lion's Head may refer to:* Lion's Head , South African mountain*Lion's Head, Ontario*Lion's Head Provincial Park, a provincial park near Lion's Head, Ontario* Lion's head , a meatball and cabbage dish in Chinese Huaiyang cuisine...
(Bruce Rd. 9) is also halfway between The Equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
and the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
. The road is sometimes referred to as the 45th Parallel Road. Ferndale, has also been called "the hub of the Bruce Peninsula" due to it's central location and is home to multiple businesses such as small engine repair, Mom's Restaurant and Motel as well as what is known as "The Corner" which houses a UPI gas station and within the plaza also offers a Ferndale Foodmart convenience store, pizzeria, ice cream parlor & coffee shop just to name a few.
Ferndale, for recreational purposes has a ballpark which handles many games over the summer months as well has a children's playground and covered picnic area. It is now also home to the newly constructed Ferndale Information Center which not only can answer any of your questions about the beautiful Bruce Peninsula and what it has to offer but also provides clean public washroom facilities for the lengthy traveler as well as free WiFi.