Location of the Oliver Ecological Centre
Location and Maps
Directions for Getting There
Location and Maps
Global
The Oliver Ecological Centre is located in Canada in the
province of Ontario, about 75 km north of Lake Ontario and 50 km east
of Lake Simcoe. It is nested around the Great Lakes, in the Kawartha Lakes region.
Located in the eastern time zone, the geographical coordinates of the
Centre are:
44.57 degrees N
78.5 degrees W
The closest large city is Toronto, which is about 150 km southwest of
the Centre by vehicle.
Regional
The Centre's
waterfront is on Pigeon Lake, which is connected via the Trent Canal
system to many other lakes in the region, and ultimately connecting
Lake Simcoe with Lake Ontario.
The closest city is Peterborough, with a population of about 65,000
people. Trent University is located in the northern end of
Peterborough. The town of Bobcaygeon, located between Sturgeon and
Pigeon Lakes, is the closest town to the Centre.
Directions for Getting to the Oliver Property
The Centre is accessed via a side road off highway 36, which
connects the towns of Bobcaygeon and Buckhorn.
From Peterborough, ON, Canada:
Take highway 28 north from Peterborough to the intersection at highway
507 (about 10 km). Turn left onto highway 507, and proceed north
through Buckhorn (about 20 km), where the highway 507 joins with
highway 36. Proceed north on highway 36/507 to the intersection where
507 and 36 split (about 7.5 km). Continue on highway 36 west (about 8
km), and turn left (south) onto Mill Line Road (#1481) (after Xeon
station; if you hit Nogies Creek you have gone too far on Hwy 36).
Continue south on Mill Line Road for about 2.5 km, past a golf course
on the left and a marina on the right. The entrance to the Oliver
Ecological Centre is signed and will be on the right. (Google
maps
link)
From Toronto, ON, Canada:
Take highway 401 east to highway 35/115 exchange (about 50 km from
Toronto's east border). Proceed north on highway 35/115, continuing
north on highway 35 past the intersection where highway 115 splits off
northeast (about 19 km). Continue north on highway 35 to Lindsay,
turning right onto highway 36 in Lindsay. Take highway 36 northeast
past Bobcaygeon (in the direction of Buckhorn), turning right (south)
onto Mill Line Road (#1481, the first side road after Nogies Creek
going right). Continue south on Mill Line Road for about 2.5 km, past a
golf course on the left and a marina on the right. The entrance to the
Oliver Ecological Centre is signed and will be on the right (Google
maps link).
