Britt is a cozy hamlet of 350 year-round residents located 100 km south of Sudbury and 65 km north of Parry Sound on Highway 526 off of Highway 69. It is at mileage 62 from Parry Sound on Sheet 3 of GEORGIAN BAY Small Craft Chart no. 2203 and 65 miles east-south east of Killarney along the small craft route on Chart no. 2204. Trail C of the OFSC trail system crosses the Magnetawan River or Byng Inlet at Britt.

The majority of residents are descendents of pioneers who worked the huge lumber mills, the CPR Coal Docks and the commercial fishing boats in the late 1800's and the first half of the 1900's.

The port has 2 large marinas, a post office, 2 churches, a Legion Hall, two bars, a volunteer fire department, a Medevac Helipad, 1 general store, 2 restaurants, 2 Inns, recreational facilities and a Canadian Coast Guard Crew stationed at Gereaux Lighthouse.