Explore Brooks, Alberta, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brooks, Alberta. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Alberta or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Brooks and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brooks.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Brooks |
| Type | City |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 32-18-14-W4 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.567222 |
| Longitude | -111.895 |
| Population | 14,924 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T1R |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | IAIDN |
Brooks is a city in 32-18-14-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Brooks is located at 50.5672°N, 111.8950°W.
Brooks sits firmly within the vast, open expanse of the southern Alberta plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening in a deep, bruised violet. It lies 88.9 km north-north-east of Taber, AB (from Taber, AB: bearing 12°T), and is situated 10.7 km east of Cassils. The land here holds the quiet weight of the prairie, characterized by an arid, sun-bleached terrain that feels ancient and unyielding under the immense reach of the sky. Nearby, Stafford Lake rests as a modest, reflective basin just 2 km away, offering a glassy surface that catches the sharp, clear light of midday. While the Bow River flows roughly 25 km from the center, its presence is felt in the way the air carries a subtle crispness, reminding those who live here of the hidden, winding power of water moving through the dry earth. The story of Brooks began as a modest railway stop, evolving over decades into a central hub for the region's agricultural and energy interests. The economy draws its strength from the surrounding fields and the industrious spirit of those who manage the land, balancing large-scale farming with the steady hum of oil and gas operations. Life in Brooks moves with the practical necessity of the seasons, where the work of harvest and the demands of industry dictate the daily pace. Just 7 km away, Tillebrook Trans-Canada Campsite Provincial Park serves as a quiet threshold between the bustle of local commerce and the expansive, silent beauty of the wilder landscape beyond. Cultural character in Brooks manifests in the diversity of its people, a reflection of the many hands that have gathered here to build a life in the heart of the plains. Residents often find common ground in the shared experience of the intense prairie wind, which cleans the streets and rustles the dry grasses until the entire world seems to hum with a low, persistent vibration. The local traditions focus on the gathering of neighbors and the celebration of the hard work that sustains the region, grounding the spirit in a practical, honest hospitality. Whether gathered for a summer event or simply watching the shadows lengthen across the dust at dusk, the people of Brooks exist in a steady, deliberate harmony with the land they occupy.
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Explore Brooks, 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: 50.567222, -111.895. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Brooks includes the postal code (T1R), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Brooks 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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |