Matthews Crossing Alberta Map

About Matthews Crossing, Alberta

Matthews Crossing is a locality in 24-54-7-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Matthews Crossing is located at 53.6733°N, 114.8947°W.

Matthews Crossing rests within a quiet bend of the Pembina River, where the earth holds the chill of the northern woods and the scent of damp silt rises with the evening mist. It lies 50.3 km north of Drayton Valley, AB (from Drayton Valley, AB: bearing 6°T), and is situated 11.4 km north-east of Evansburg. Here, the light at dusk settles heavy and gold against the riverbanks, turning the water into a slow-moving ribbon of hammered copper that seems to hold the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. The terrain is defined by the steady, persistent carve of the river through the landscape, a natural border that has dictated the shape of the land for generations. Nearby, the stillness of Round Lake offers a counterpoint to the movement of the currents, its surface often mirroring the vast, unblinking sky that defines this stretch of the country. The history of Matthews Crossing is tied to the movement of people across the water, a site once defined by the necessity of passage before the arrival of modern spans. While the local economy has transitioned from the early days of trade and subsistence to a quiet reliance on the land, the presence of the Pembina River Provincial Park nearby preserves a sense of the wild character that first drew settlers to these banks. Life in Matthews Crossing moves with a deliberate gravity, marked by the seasonal turning of the fields and the endurance of those who stay to work them. People here know the temper of the soil and the specific hollow sound the wind makes when it moves through the brush before a storm, a knowledge passed down in the brevity of conversations held over fence lines or at the edge of the woods.

About This Matthews Crossing Map Page

Explore Matthews Crossing, 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: 53.673333, -114.894722. 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 Matthews Crossing includes the postal code (T0E), 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 Matthews Crossing 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.