Red Star Alberta Map

About Red Star, Alberta

Red Star is a locality in 8-81-2-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Red Star is located at 56.0061°N, 118.2861°W.

Red Star, Alberta, sits on land that breathes the vastness of the Boreal Plain, where the sky feels like an endless canopy, often painted with hues of lavender and rose at twilight. It lies 9.1 km south-east of Fairview, AB (from Fairview, AB: bearing 138°T), and is situated 8.1 km south-south-west of Bluesky. The terrain here is a gentle yielding, a subtle rise and fall of earth that supports stands of aspen and scattered pine, their needles whispering secrets on the wind. The air itself carries a crispness, a scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke that speaks of the seasons turning, of days that lengthen and shorten with a quiet inevitability. Here, the land doesn't demand attention with dramatic peaks or roaring rivers, but rather offers a steady, grounding presence, a place where the horizon stretches out, inviting contemplation. The history of Red Star is tied to the land's bounty, a story of resilience and adaptation. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, carved out lives through agriculture, their legacy now evident in the patchwork of fields that surround the hamlet. While the hum of tractors is a familiar sound, the echoes of the past whisper of a time when this was a frontier, a place built by grit and shared effort. The local economy, still rooted in farming and ranching, benefits from the rich, dark earth that yields its harvest each year, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place. Beyond the fields, the quietude of Red Star allows for a deep connection to the natural world, a place where the rustle of leaves and the call of a meadowlark are as much a part of the daily rhythm as the gathering of crops.

About This Red Star Map Page

Explore Red Star, 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: 56.006111, -118.286111. 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 Red Star 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 Red Star 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.