Peterborough
A walkable city in Ontario with a lively café and restaurant scene in its centre, Peterborough sits on the water and serves as the gateway to the Kawarthas, a large recreational cottage-country region northeast of Toronto. Once nicknamed "The Electric City" after becoming the first town in Canada to use electric streetlights, it retains some heritage architecture and draws visitors heading into the surrounding lakes and countryside.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population85,807
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.3 km1.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Peterborough: quick answers
Where is Peterborough?
Peterborough is in Canada, about 109 km68 miles in a straight line from Toronto.
How do you get to Peterborough?
The nearest airport is Peterborough (YPQ), about 21 min away by road. The nearest train station is Port Hope, about 46 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Peterborough?
The warmest month is July, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -7°C19°F. The wettest month is June, with about 97 mm3.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Peterborough?
OpenStreetMap lists 7 museums, 60 restaurants, 17 cafés and 21 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Peterborough?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Cobourg, Port Perry and Lindsay.