McRae Alberta Map

About McRae, Alberta

McRae is a locality in 10-62-12-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. McRae is located at 54.3556°N, 111.7144°W.

McRae sits quietly within the expansive, parkland-transitioned plains where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in a long, unbroken line. It lies 48.7 km north-west of St. Paul, AB (from St. Paul, AB: bearing 326°T), and is situated 9.0 km north-east of Goodfish Lake. The land here holds a stillness that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant shimmer of Chota Lake. When the wind moves across the grasses, it carries a brittle crispness, a reminder of the proximity of the Beaver River winding its path through the lower reaches of the terrain. The air at dusk tastes of dry stalks and cooling soil, a clarity that makes the distant, silent reaches of the woods feel closer than they appear. History in McRae reflects the steady, persistent labor of those who cleared the brush to carve out a living from the heavy, dark loam. The local economy relies on the seasonal pulse of agriculture, where the turning of the soil and the harvest define the yearly cycle. Residents often look toward Garner Lake Provincial Park as a common ground for summer recreation, a place to gather when the work of the season allows for a brief pause. Life here moves according to the demands of the land, maintaining a character shaped by isolation and the practical necessity of self-reliance. McRae endures through the changing seasons as a quiet point of human presence amidst the vast, indifferent beauty of the Alberta landscape.

About This McRae Map Page

Explore McRae, 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: 54.355556, -111.714444. 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 McRae includes the postal code (T0A), 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 McRae 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.