Tophet is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Mountbatten Township[1] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is on Tophet Creek in the James Bay drainage basin.
Tophet | |
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Etymology: Named for Tophet | |
![]() ![]() Tophet Location of Tophet in Ontario | |
Coordinates: 47°40′48″N 83°06′31″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Sudbury |
Part | Sudbury, Unorganized, North |
Elevation | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Postal code FSA | P0M |
Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
Tophet is on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line,[3] between the community of Nemegos to the west and the railway point of Kinogama to the east. It is passed but not served by the Via Rail Sudbury – White River train.
During 2012 a film, The Road to Tophet, was filmed and is set in Chapleau and Tophet.[4]
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