Richmond Park Alberta Map

About Richmond Park, Alberta

Richmond Park is a former post office in 20-68-21-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Richmond Park is located at 54.8994°N, 113.1831°W.

Richmond Park unfolds as a broad canvas of undulating prairie, where the earth, a rich, dark loam, rolls out towards a horizon often softened by the haze of distance. It lies 21.3 km north-north-east of Athabasca, AB (from Athabasca, AB: bearing 18°T), and is situated 6.8 km east-north-east of Big Coulee. Here, the sky is not merely an overhead dome but an active participant, a vast, ever-shifting theatre of light and cloud that dictates the mood of the land. Patches of aspen and poplar, their leaves a shimmering silver against the dominant golds and browns of the grasses, break the vastness, offering pockets of shade and the faint, dry scent of sun-baked foliage. Small, ephemeral sloughs, often barely more than muddy depressions after a dry spell, catch the sky in miniature, reflecting the vastness above and the subtle greens of emergent reeds. The air itself carries a clean, crispness, a whisper of open spaces and the distant, unseen breath of the north. The history of Richmond Park is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of those who have worked this land. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the soil, with grain farming and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its existence, the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest echoing through the seasons. Older farmsteads, their weathered wood bleached by countless suns and winds, stand as silent witnesses to the enduring spirit of its pioneers. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this locale, a strong sense of self-reliance and a close-knit community characterize daily life. Local traditions often revolve around agricultural fairs and the shared camaraderie forged through the challenges and triumphs of rural living, a subtle but potent legacy passed down through families.

About This Richmond Park Map Page

Explore Richmond Park, 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: 54.899444, -113.183056. 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 Richmond Park includes the postal code (T9S), 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 Richmond Park 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.