Garfield Alberta Map

About Garfield, Alberta

Garfield is a locality in 20-30-3-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Garfield is located at 51.5769°N, 114.3936°W.

Garfield rests on a broad, gently rolling plain, where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can comfortably hold. It lies 41.2 km north-west of Airdrie, AB (from Airdrie, AB: bearing 320°T), and is situated 7.7 km east-north-east of Cremona. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their colours shifting with the seasons from the pale gold of stubble to the deep emerald of young growth, interspersed with pockets of native grasses that whisper secrets to the wind. In the distance, the foothills of the Rockies begin their subtle ascent, a hazy blue promise on the horizon. The air carries a crispness, even in summer, a clean scent of dry earth and wildflowers, and the light at dusk often settles in long, slanted shafts, turning the mundane into something briefly, beautifully, luminous. The history of Garfield is tied to the tenacious spirit of those who first coaxed a living from this land, their efforts etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of cultivation and the quiet resilience of its people. Ranching and agriculture have long formed the backbone of Garfield's economy, the wide-open spaces lending themselves to the raising of cattle and the cultivation of grains. While the modern landscape is shaped by tractors and silos, echoes of the past remain; the weathered wood of old barns, the faint trails worn by generations of livestock, and the enduring sense of community built on shared labour and mutual reliance. The nearby waterways, though modest, offer a quiet counterpoint to the vastness of the plains, their banks often fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves rustle with a sound like hushed conversations.

About This Garfield Map Page

Explore Garfield, 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: 51.576944, -114.393611. 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 Garfield includes the postal code (T4H), 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 Garfield 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.