Rycroft Alberta Map

About Rycroft, Alberta

Rycroft is a village in 16-78-5-W6, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Rycroft is located at 55.7558°N, 118.7086°W.

Rycroft lies nestled amidst the rolling plains and the vast, whispering grasslands that characterize this part of northwestern Alberta. It lies 8.4 km east-south-east of Spirit River, AB (from Spirit River, AB: bearing 107°T), and is situated 7.2 km west-north-west of Prestville. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a vast canvas painted with the muted greens of summer grasses and the rich, dark browns of tilled earth, stretching towards horizons that seem to dissolve into the pale blue of the sky. Here, the air carries the scent of sun-baked soil and the distant, clean fragrance of pine, a testament to the boreal fringe that encroaches on the cultivated fields. Evenings often bring a profound stillness, broken only by the rustle of wind through the crops or the lonely cry of a hawk circling overhead, and the light, as it softens and deepens, casts long, ethereal shadows that lend a quiet magic to the landscape. The story of Rycroft is one of resilience and the enduring spirit of agriculture, a narrative etched into the very soil by generations of settlers who arrived seeking opportunity. Originally established as a railway point, its growth was intrinsically tied to the fertile land and the promise it held for farming. The local economy remains anchored in the bounty of the earth, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, symbols of the agricultural heart that beats within Rycroft. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons, where neighbours still rely on each other, and where the quiet hum of tractors in the distance is as familiar a sound as the wind itself.

About This Rycroft Map Page

Explore Rycroft, 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: 55.755833, -118.708611. 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 Rycroft includes the postal code (T8X), 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 Rycroft 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.