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Zephyr is a small community in Durham Region, in Uxbridge Township Ontario Canada located northwest of the former town of Uxbridge. Zephyr is located north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and is accessed with roads linking to Uxbridge and Udora and linking Mount Albert Road and to Oakwood and Lindsay. Other roads include Ravenshoe Road located about 4 km the north and Lake Ridge Road to the east and Davis Drive further south. The downtown streets include John and Dafoe Streets. The nearest superhighway is Highway 404 to the southwest located about 28 km away. Zephyr is located about 8 km north of Uxbridge, SW of Udora, SW of Beaverton, W of Sunderland and E of Newmarket and Mount Albert. The population has not changed. The nearest beaches are on the southern shoreline of Lake Simcoe to the north and all creeks and streams flow northward into Lake Simcoe. The nearest train station is in Uxbridge and Simcoe along the Toronto and Sudbury line. The population growth around Zephyr since the 1960s has been stagnant. The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ...
Uxbridge, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status, and is an official language of Canada, but is not fully co-official at the provincial level) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton...
The History of Uxbridge The Town of Uxbridge is situated in a beautiful valley on the northern slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine, about forty miles northeast of Toronto, Ontario. ...
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geographic area in southern Ontario, Canada stretching from Milton to Rice Lake, near Peterborough. ...
Udora is a rural community located south of Pefferlaw and Beaverton as well as Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the eastern part of Georgina near Uxbridge. ...
Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ...
Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ...
Beaverton is a community in Ontario, Canada. ...
Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the township of of East Gwillimbury and part of northern York Region. ...
Lake Simcoe is a lake in central Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...
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Udora is a rural community located south of Pefferlaw and Beaverton as well as Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the eastern part of Georgina near Uxbridge. ...
Sunderland is a suburban village located northwest of Port Perry, south of Beaverton and SE of Orillia on Brock Road (Highway 7 and Highway 12) linking Whitby, Orillia and to Lindsay and Peterborough and another road to Zephyr and south of Oakwood. ...
Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the township of of East Gwillimbury and part of northern York Region. ...
Geography and Information - Population: about 400 to 500
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- density: -
- Location:
- Latitude: about 44.125 N
- Longitude: about 79.16 W
- Area code: +1-905
- Name of inhabitants: Zephyrean or Zephyrian sing., -s pl.
- Postal code: -
Forests filled with mainly pine trees with a couple of hills lie to the south, the west, the east and the north and dominate most of Zephyr. Farmlands cover the rest of the land. Several minor streams are around Zephyr. Categories: North American area codes | Stub ...
FOREST, which describes itself as the voice and friend of the smoker, is a United Kingdom political pressure group that campaigns for the right of people to smoke tobacco and opposes attempts to ban or reduce tobacco consumption, as well as casting doubt on medical claims of the health risks...
Species About 115. ...
Other Before 1968, there was a Presbyterian church, once ministered (1910-1926) by Rev. Ewan Macdonald, husband of Lucy Maud Montgomery. It has been preserved as an art gallery and private residence, and the Zephyr Presbyterians have joined with St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Leaskdale. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. ...
Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery, also known as simply L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ...
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History Zephyr became a railway town in 1877 on the Lake Simcoe Junction Railway, and three years later a station was erected. In the early years, it was primarily a logging town. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Map and aerial photos - Street map from Mapquest, or Google
- Satellite photograph from Terraserver or Google
- Coordinates: 44°12′N 79°16′W
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