Ballantine Alberta Map

About Ballantine, Alberta

Ballantine is a locality in 17-57-4-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ballantine is located at 53.9172°N, 114.5667°W.

Ballantine rests in a broad cradle of prairie land, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious sweep. It lies 25.1 km south-south-west of Barrhead, AB (from Barrhead, AB: bearing 205°T), and is situated 13.1 km north-north-east of Cherhill. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, a rich, dark loam that cups shallow coulees and gentle swells, a landscape carved by the patient artistry of wind and water. In the late afternoon, the sun spills across the fields in molten gold, catching the whisper-thin stalks of grain and casting long, indigo shadows that pool in the hollows. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of turned earth or the distant tang of livestock, is often crisp, carrying the promise of the vast, open sky that presides over everything. The story of Ballantine is one of tenacious settlement, a determined push westward that saw homesteaders wrestle sustenance from this fertile ground. Agriculture remains the bedrock of its economy, with amber waves of wheat and canola painting the seasons, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first tilled this soil. Though no great rivers flow directly through Ballantine, the network of smaller waterways and sloughs that dot the surrounding countryside speak of a life intimately connected to the land’s moisture, providing vital sustenance not only for crops but for the abundant waterfowl that grace the skies during their migrations. The quiet hum of farm machinery, the occasional rumble of a grain truck on the gravel roads – these are the sounds that punctuate the days in Ballantine, a steady rhythm of labor and life.

About This Ballantine Map Page

Explore Ballantine, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.917222, -114.566667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Ballantine includes the postal code (T7N), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Ballantine is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.