Castor Alberta Map

About Castor, Alberta

Castor is a town in 35-37-14-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Castor is located at 52.2192°N, 111.9036°W.

Castor rests upon the high, open expanse of the Alberta plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 55.7 km east-south-east of Stettler, AB (from Stettler, AB: bearing 102°T), and is situated 2.5 km south-east of Battle River. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant horizon, while the light at dusk turns the stubble of the fields into a soft, glowing amber. Lanes Lake sits quietly nearby, a mirror for the vast sky, while the Battle River moves through the lower reaches of the landscape, twenty-one kilometres distant, carving a slow path through the earth. Big Knife Provincial Park remains a significant presence thirty-seven kilometres away, offering a contrast to the flatter stretches of land that define the immediate surroundings of Castor. The wind often carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth, a reminder of the quiet, deliberate pace of the seasons that govern life in this part of the country. History in Castor remains anchored to the arrival of the railway and the subsequent development of agriculture, which transformed the surrounding prairie into a productive landscape. The local economy stays tied to the rhythms of farming and the energy sector, sustaining a way of life that values persistence and practical skill. Residents here share a common understanding of the terrain, recognizing how the land requires both patience and hard work throughout the year. The community maintains its identity through long-standing local traditions and a shared reliance on the resources provided by the surrounding plains. Even when the winter chill settles deep into the ground, the people of Castor continue their routines with a steady, quiet resilience that mirrors the endurance of the landscape itself.

About This Castor Map Page

Explore Castor, 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: 52.219167, -111.903611. 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 Castor includes the postal code (T0C), 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 Castor 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.