Blackie Alberta Map

About Blackie, Alberta

Blackie is a hamlet in 13-19-27-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Blackie is located at 50.6044°N, 113.6228°W.

Blackie rests in a wide, shallow basin, the land here gently rolling like a sea frozen mid-swell, its muted greens and golds stretching towards horizons that seem impossibly vast under a sky that can shift from the softest dove-grey to an almost violent, cloud-bruised blue. It lies 18.0 km east of High River, AB (from High River, AB: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.5 km west-north-west of Eltham. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of dry grasses and the distant, earthy perfume of turned soil, particularly potent after a rare rain shower. Fences, often of weathered barbed wire, trace faint lines across the landscape, dividing fields that lie fallow or are rippled with the promise of crops, while the occasional cluster of buildings, huddled against the immensity, marks a human presence. In the quietude of late afternoon, the sun, a molten orb, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the very contours of the earth, lending the landscape a surreal, almost painterly quality. The story of Blackie is inextricably tied to the rich, dark soil that defines its existence, an agricultural heartland that has sustained generations. Wheat and barley have long been the golden currency of this place, their cultivation shaping the rhythms of life and the livelihoods of its inhabitants, a steady, persistent hum of planting and harvesting that underpins the local economy. The railway, a vital artery in days gone by, left its mark, a ghost of movement and connection now largely supplanted by the more direct routes of modern transport, though its memory lingers in the very layout of the land. It is a place where pragmatism reigns, where the day’s work is measured in sunrises and sunsets, and where the enduring spirit of resilience is as palpable as the prairie wind that whispers through the fields.

About This Blackie Map Page

Explore Blackie, 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: 50.604444, -113.622778. 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 Blackie includes the postal code (T1V), 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 Blackie 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.