Welcome to Orillia ...
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).
Area Codes for Orillia: 705, 249 & 683<2>
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.
Websites for Orillia ...
Official Website: www.city.orillia.on.ca/
Chamber of Commerce: www.orillia.com/
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)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orillia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 705 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 249 or 683. New phone numbers in the Orillia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 705, 249 or 683. As a result, placing a call in the Orillia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |