Welcome to Collingwood ...

The Lake Huron town of Collingwood is located on Georgian Bay (just east of Lake Huron).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collingwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Collingwood is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Collingwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone area codes for Collingwood: (705) and (249)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Collingwood: L9Y<3>

Websites for Collingwood ...

Official Website: www.town.collingwood.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.collingwoodchamber.com/

Communities Also Named Collingwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Collingwood - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Kansas, Maryland, New York (2), Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collingwood.

Communities near Collingwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Collingwood.

Wasaga Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasaga Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasaga Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasaga Beach <5>
Blue Mountains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountains
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountains <5>
Brocks Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocks Beach
Craigleith
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigleith came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigleith
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigleith <5>
Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
Duntroon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duntroon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duntroon <5>
Gibraltar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
Oakview Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakview Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Beach
Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
Oxbow Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Park

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collingwood ...

Looking for more information about Collingwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Collingwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Collingwood.

Adding Collingwood to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Collingwood was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collingwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Collingwood: www.town.collingwood.on.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collingwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Collingwood, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Collingwood). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Collingwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.