Spruce Valley Alberta Map

About Spruce Valley, Alberta

Spruce Valley is a locality in 2-68-19-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Spruce Valley is located at 54.8633°N, 112.8014°W.

Spruce Valley lies cradled within a landscape of rolling hummocks and shallow coulees, where the earth, a rich tapestry of dark loam and pale clay, slopes gently towards unseen waterways. It lies 35.0 km east-north-east of Athabasca, AB (from Athabasca, AB: bearing 62°T), and is situated 8.8 km west-north-west of Grassland. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp soil, a perfume that deepens with the coming of twilight, painting the western sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges that linger long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Patches of hardy aspen, their leaves a restless shimmer of silver-green, interrupt the vast, unbroken sweep of grassland, their slender trunks standing like sentinels against the immense, ever-present sky. The land itself feels ancient, worn smooth by the passage of wind and weather, a quiet testament to the enduring power of nature. The history of Spruce Valley is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent toil of those who sought a living from this fertile, yet demanding, earth. Settled by hardy homesteaders drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, its economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of grain and the raising of cattle, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the capricious Alberta weather. While modern machinery has eased the burden, the spirit of self-reliance and neighborly support remains a cornerstone of life in Spruce Valley, a tradition passed down through generations. The occasional gleam of oil wells, their tall derricks puncturing the skyline like metallic reeds, speaks to a more recent economic shift, a layer of industry superimposed upon the enduring agricultural heart, adding a new, though not always harmonious, note to the valley's quiet song.

About This Spruce Valley Map Page

Explore Spruce Valley, 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: 54.863333, -112.801389. 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 Spruce Valley 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 Spruce Valley 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.