Cressday Alberta Map

About Cressday, Alberta

Cressday is a locality in 31-3-2-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cressday is located at 49.2458°N, 110.2558°W.

Cressday lies cradled in a vast amphitheater of prairie, where the sky, a boundless canvas of shifting blues and greys, presses down with an almost tangible weight. It lies 91.7 km south-west of Maple Creek, AB (from Maple Creek, AB: bearing 218°T), and is situated 27.5 km north of Wild Horse. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, a series of low, rounded swells that flow seamlessly into one another, broken only by the occasional gully carved by long-past rains. Sparse grasses, resilient and tawny, carpet the earth, their roots gripping the dry soil with quiet tenacity. In the distance, the horizon is a sharp, unwavering line, a constant reminder of the immense scale of this place, and the air carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet aroma of sun-baked earth and wild sage. This is a land shaped by the enduring spirit of those who have worked its soil, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. The economy of Cressday has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with grain farming forming the bedrock of its existence, the golden waves of wheat and barley a familiar sight stretching towards the horizon. Echoes of earlier days, when homesteaders first broke this ground with grit and determination, can still be felt in the stoic resilience of its people. While no grand monuments mark its history, the quiet dignity of the weathered farmsteads and the enduring community spirit speak volumes of a past built on hard work and shared endeavour, a testament to the enduring human capacity to thrive in such an elemental landscape.

About This Cressday Map Page

Explore Cressday, 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: 49.245833, -110.255833. 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 Cressday includes the postal code (T1B), 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 Cressday 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.