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| Place | Shaw |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Alberta (AB) |
| Location | 12-48-22-W5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 53.127222 |
| Longitude | -117.095833 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | T7V |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | IAHKM |
Shaw is a locality in 12-48-22-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Shaw is located at 53.1272°N, 117.0958°W.
Shaw rests quietly along the banks of the McLeod River, where the water pulls at the edges of the land with a persistent, low-frequency hum. It lies 44.3 km south-east of Hinton, AB (from Hinton, AB: bearing 135°T), and is situated 14.2 km south-south-west of Robb. The terrain here holds a heavy, expectant stillness, defined by the way the daylight thins as it slips behind the trees, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor. Vegetation clings to the damp slopes, responding to the chill that rises from the McLeod River even at the height of summer. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, tasting faintly of spruce and the cold, unyielding mineral wealth buried deep beneath the silt. Rail lines and the necessity of extraction have long dictated the pulse of Shaw, marking its history through the movement of heavy freight and the slow, grinding labor of industrial development. People here navigate their days with a pragmatic focus, their lives shaped by the demands of the resource sector and the seasonal shifts that dictate access to the timber and earth. There is a singular, functional beauty in the way the infrastructure mirrors the river’s path, both cutting through the landscape with a singular, unbothered purpose. In the quiet intervals between shifts, the residents of Shaw acknowledge the permanence of the surrounding woods, living within a cycle of work and rest that mirrors the steady, inevitable flow of the McLeod River.
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Explore Shaw, 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: 53.127222, -117.095833. 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 Shaw includes the postal code (T7V), 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 Shaw 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |