Owaissa, Temagami
Owaissa is an unincorporated place and railway point in the municipality of Temagami, Nipissing District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in geographic Strathy Township, and is located on Ontario Highway 11, on the Ontario Northland Railway, and on the northern arm of Net Lake, about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of
Owaissa is the locality of the historic Owaissa Sawmill. In 1954, an Ontario Northland Railway passing track was constructed at Mileage 86, making the short passing track at Owaissa redundant. This was during a time when passing tracks were being extended along the Ontario Northland Railway to make allowance for the greatly increased length of trains under diesel operation.
Owaissa Lake to the northwest is named after Owaissa.
The eastern terminus of Red Squirrel Road is at Ontario Highway 11 in Owaissa.
References
- ^ "Owaissa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Elevation at coordinates taken from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-12-13.
- ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "Strathy" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ Gordon, Diana L.; McAndrews, Jogn H. (1992). "Field Testing a Model of Paleohydrology for Prehistoric Site Prediction at Lake Temagami, Northeastern Ontario". Annual Archaeological Report, Ontario. 3. Ontario Heritage Trust: 84.
- ^ "Memorandum Concerning Ontario Northland Transportation Commission". Journals of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. LXXXVIII. Baptist Johnston: 115. 1954.
- ^ "Owaissa Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
External links
- "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006". 3548069 - Temagami. Statistics Canada. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2017-12-12.