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| Place | Philomena |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 27-71-11-W4 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 55.175556 |
| Longitude | -111.615833 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | IAEXQ |
Philomena is a hamlet in 27-71-11-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Philomena is located at 55.1756°N, 111.6158°W.
Philomena rests where the land begins to soften, a gentle rolling of prairie giving way to the subtle undulations that hint at a more rugged terrain beyond. It lies 50.7 km north-north-east of Lac La Biche, AB (from Lac La Biche, AB: bearing 27°T), and is situated 16.4 km south-west of Behan. Here, the sky is a vast, ever-present canvas, often painted with hues of pale gold and bruised lavender at dusk, casting long, stretching shadows across the fields of barley and wheat that shimmer like liquid under the sun. The air carries the clean, dry scent of harvested grain and the distant, faint musk of cattle, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that beats within Philomena. The houses, sturdy and weathered, stand like sentinels against the immense horizon, their windows reflecting the endless blue or the bruised purples of an approaching storm, a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the turning of the earth. The story of Philomena is deeply entwined with the enduring spirit of those who first settled this land, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the vast, untamed beauty of the Alberta landscape. Early homesteaders, their perseverance etched into the very character of the place, carved out lives from the earth, their descendants continuing the tradition of working the land. The local economy, still anchored by agriculture, sees the grain elevators stand as proud monuments to this legacy, their silhouettes sharp against the vast sky. While not a place of bustling industry, Philomena holds a quiet strength, a resilience born from generations of close-knit community living. The occasional rumble of a passing train, a distant murmur of conversation from the general store, these are the sounds that punctuate the pervasive quiet, a reminder of the human presence in this expansive, beautiful corner of the world.
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Location data for Philomena 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.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |