Foymount

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Foymount is a small rural community in eastern Ontario, Canada, known historically for its former military radar station and its location on one of the highest populated elevations in the province.

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Foymount canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rural community ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
elevation approximately 500 metres above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Township of Bonnechere Valley ⓘ
hasAreaCode 343 ⓘ
613 ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) ⓘ
hasFeature abandoned military buildings ⓘ
former radar domes sites ⓘ
hasFormerFacility RCAF Station Foymount ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity Barry’s Bay ⓘ
linked to: Barry's Bay

Eganville ⓘ
Killaloe ⓘ
hasPostalCodePrefix K0J ⓘ
historicalEraOfMilitaryUse Cold War ⓘ
knownFor outdoor recreation ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ
scenic views of the Ottawa Valley ⓘ
landUse agricultural land ⓘ
forest land ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Ontario ⓘ
eastern Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Ontario
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bonnechere Valley ⓘ
Renfrew County ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario
locatedInGeographicFeature Ottawa Valley highlands ⓘ
linked to: Laurentian Valley
locatedOn Ontario Highway 512 ⓘ
linked to: Ontario Highway 508
militaryUse Pinetree Line radar station ⓘ
air defence radar site ⓘ
notableFor being one of the highest populated elevations in Ontario ⓘ
former military radar station ⓘ
partOf Ottawa Valley region ⓘ
linked to: Ottawa Valley
populationCharacteristic small population ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
province Ontario ⓘ
radarStationClosedIn 1974 ⓘ
radarStationOperationalFrom early 1950s ⓘ
radarStationOperationalUntil 1970s ⓘ
region Eastern Ontario ⓘ
secondaryLanguage French ⓘ
servedBy RCAF Station Foymount ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportAccess local county roads ⓘ
usedFor civilian residential purposes after base closure ⓘ
commercial purposes after base closure ⓘ

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