Starlight Alberta Map

About Starlight, Alberta

Starlight is a locality in 14-23-2-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Starlight is located at 50.9664°N, 114.1725°W.

Starlight is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a vast expanse of rolling foothills that gently slope towards the distant, saw-toothed peaks of the Rockies. It lies 11.9 km south-west of Calgary, AB (from Calgary, AB: bearing 222°T), and is situated 15.3 km north-west of Academy. The air here carries a crispness, even in the height of summer, a constant reminder of the immense skies that press down on the landscape. Patches of aspen, their leaves a vibrant green in the sun, break the otherwise open grassland, their slender trunks like pale fingers reaching for the light. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, amber shadows across the terrain, painting the grasses in hues of gold and russet, and a profound quiet settles, broken only by the rustle of wind or the distant call of a hawk. The history of Starlight is deeply entwined with the hardy souls who first settled these lands, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and open range. Ranching has long been the lifeblood of Starlight, the legacy of cattle drives and generations of families tending their herds still palpable in the weathered fences and the stoic demeanor of its people. Though the economy has diversified, with some venturing into oil and gas, the quiet hum of agricultural pursuits remains central, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land’s bounty. You can still see the ghosts of earlier days in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the few buildings that comprise the heart of Starlight, each one a quiet testament to resilience and a life lived close to the earth.

About This Starlight Map Page

Explore Starlight, 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: 50.966389, -114.1725. 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 Starlight includes the postal code (T3E), 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 Starlight 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.