Finnegan Alberta Map

About Finnegan, Alberta

Finnegan is a locality in 18-25-15-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Finnegan is located at 51.1278°N, 112.0817°W.

Finnegan holds its ground amidst the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the prairie, defined by the steady, carving presence of the Red Deer River. It lies 58.0 km south-east of Drumheller, AB (from Drumheller, AB: bearing 130°T), and is situated 5.7 km west-south-west of Galarneauville. The land here possesses a stark, pale beauty, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sound of a passing breeze. Sunlight spills across the exposed banks of the Red Deer River, turning the sediment into shades of ochre and bone as the day wanes into a deep, violet dusk. While Alkali Lake remains a distant, shimmering presence some 14 km away, the earth near Finnegan maintains its own quiet austerity, marked by the resilience of hardy grasses that cling to the dry, alkaline soil. To the north, the landscape shifts toward the horizon where Little Fish Lake Provincial Park sits 28 km away, serving as a reminder of the larger, hidden pockets of water that sustain this arid stretch of the country. The history of Finnegan is marked by the persistence of those who settled along the riverbanks, finding a way to draw life from a landscape that offers little shade and demands much in return. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the local economy, with the work of the seasons dictating the movement of machinery and the shift of shadows across the fields. Daily life proceeds with a deliberate focus, shaped by the practical needs of ranching and the long, uninterrupted views of the plains. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, the air retains a sharp, crystalline clarity, making the distant features of the valley appear close enough to touch. Finnegan stands as a marker of human endurance, existing in a space where the sky exerts more influence than the structures built beneath it.

About This Finnegan Map Page

Explore Finnegan, 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: 51.127778, -112.081667. 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 Finnegan includes the postal code (T0J), 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 Finnegan 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.