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Welcome to Orillia ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Orillia, 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 ?.

The city of Orillia is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Orillia 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 Orillia: (705) & (249)<2>

Websites for Orillia ...

Official Website:   www.city.orillia.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orillia.com/

Communities Also Named Orillia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Orillia - they are located in Iowa, Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Orillia ...

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

  • Innisfil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
  • Menoke Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orkney Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rama Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Uptergrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptergrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptergrove
  • Geneva Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longford Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
  • Rugby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orillia ...

Looking for more information about Orillia? 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 Orillia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orillia.

Adding Orillia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Orillia mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orillia.

The official website for Orillia: www.city.orillia.on.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orillia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.









 

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