Acanthus, Ontario

Acanthus is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. Acanthus is located within Algonquin Provincial Park on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River.

Acanthus
Acanthus
Location of Acanthus in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°01′51″N 78°24′16″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictNipissing
Elevation
319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
K0J
Area codes705, 249

It lies on the now abandoned Canadian National Railway Beachburg Subdivision, a section of track that was originally constructed as the Canadian Northern Railway main line, between the divisional point Brent to the west and Odenback to the east; it had a passing track.

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