Little Buffalo Alberta Map

About Little Buffalo, Alberta

Little Buffalo is a hamlet in 11-86-14-W5M, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Little Buffalo is located at 56.4375°N, 116.1075°W.

Little Buffalo rests in a broad embrace of boreal woodland and muskeg, where the land swells and dips with the quiet persistence of ancient glaciers. It lies 76.8 km east-north-east of Peace River, AB (from Peace River, AB: bearing 73°T), and is situated 8.0 km south-south-east of Marten River. Tall stands of spruce and jack pine claw at the sky, their needles catching the pale northern light, while in the lower reaches, mosses and sedges form a resilient carpet over the damp earth. The air here carries a clean, sharp scent of resin and damp soil, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Small, dark lakes, like scattered obsidian shards, reflect the immense sky, their shores often fringed with the skeletal remains of fallen trees, testament to the slow, inexorable cycles of this northern landscape. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the trees or the distant call of a loon, a sound that seems to echo the vastness of the surrounding wilderness. The history of Little Buffalo is deeply tied to the land's bounty and the hardy spirit of those who have sought to draw sustenance from it. For generations, Indigenous peoples have traversed these territories, their footsteps leaving faint but indelible marks upon the terrain. Later, the allure of timber and the promise of oil and gas drew newcomers, establishing a frontier economy that continues to shape the character of Little Buffalo. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the demands of resource extraction, where the scent of pine mingles with the faint, metallic tang of industry. The local roads, often little more than well-worn tracks, connect scattered homesteads and drilling sites, a fragile network binding together the dispersed population in their shared endeavor. The enduring spirit of Little Buffalo lies in its quiet resilience, its people shaped by the enduring power of the north.

About This Little Buffalo Map Page

Explore Little Buffalo, 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: 56.4375, -116.1075. 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 Little Buffalo includes the postal code (T8S), 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 Little Buffalo 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.