Gayford Alberta Map

About Gayford, Alberta

Gayford is a locality in 28-26-25-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gayford is located at 51.2436°N, 113.4275°W.

Gayford rests on the wide, sweeping prairie, where the land rolls out in a gentle sigh towards horizons that seem impossibly distant. It lies 41.2 km east of Airdrie, AB (from Airdrie, AB: bearing 97°T), and is situated 11.0 km north of Ardenode. Here, the sky is not merely a ceiling but an active participant, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships and the sun, when it deigns to appear, spills a liquid gold across the flattened fields. The air carries the clean, dry scent of ripening wheat and the faint, earthy aroma of turned soil, a perfume that speaks of sustenance and the enduring promise of harvest. The very character of Gayford is etched in the stoic resilience of the landscape, a place where life unfolds with a quiet, determined grace, punctuated by the rustle of wind through the tall grasses and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery. The history of Gayford is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of the prairie’s bounty, a story of homesteaders who wrestled sustenance from the rich, dark earth. For generations, the local economy has been anchored by the cultivation of grain, with vast fields of wheat and canola stretching as far as the eye can see, their golden and verdant hues a testament to the hard work and dedication of its residents. While the days of pioneering spirit may have softened, a similar tenacity persists, evident in the tightly knit community and the shared understanding of reliance on the land’s generous, though sometimes capricious, nature. The faint scent of diesel from a passing tractor, mingling with the dry prairie dust, is the signature fragrance of Gayford, a constant reminder of its agricultural heart and the quiet dignity of its enduring existence.

About This Gayford Map Page

Explore Gayford, 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: 51.243611, -113.4275. 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 Gayford 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 Gayford 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.