Gatine Alberta Map

About Gatine, Alberta

Gatine is a locality in 7-29-21-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gatine is located at 51.4733°N, 112.9169°W.

Gatine rests in the vast sweep of Alberta's prairie, a place where the land stretches towards horizons that seem to hold the very essence of distance. It lies 13.8 km west of Drumheller, AB (from Drumheller, AB: bearing 274°T), and is situated 15.9 km south-west of Munson. Here, the earth is a broad canvas of cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt of greens and golds that shift with the seasons, broken by the occasional darker smudge of a pasture or a windbreak of trees. The sky above Gatine is an immense presence, a boundless dome that can blaze with the fierce clarity of a summer noon or soften into the bruised purples and oranges of a prairie sunset, painting the air with a quiet, almost tangible luminescence. The air itself, particularly in the early morning or late evening, carries a crispness, a clean scent of soil and growing things, hinting at the open spaces that define this land. The history of Gatine is deeply rooted in the agricultural pioneers who carved their livelihoods from this seemingly unyielding soil, their legacy evident in the enduring farms that dot the landscape and the sturdy, practical architecture of the buildings. The local economy continues to be driven by the bounty of the land, with grain farming forming the backbone of its prosperity, supported by associated agricultural services and the quiet hum of machinery that punctuates the rural peace. While there are no grand monuments, the unpretentious grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky serve as distinctive landmarks, silent witnesses to decades of harvest and the enduring spirit of this place. The rhythm of life in Gatine is one of quiet industry, dictated by the sun and the soil, a steady progression marked by the changing seasons rather than the hurried pace of urban centres.

About This Gatine Map Page

Explore Gatine, 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: 51.473333, -112.916944. 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 Gatine includes the postal code (T1P), 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 Gatine 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.