Tar Island Alberta Map

About Tar Island, Alberta

Tar Island is a hamlet in 26-92-10-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Tar Island is located at 57.0044°N, 111.4867°W.

Tar Island rises from the vast, rolling plains like a forgotten whisper, its low-lying contours barely disturbing the immense sweep of Alberta's sky. It lies 35.1 km north-north-west of Fort McMurray, AB (from Fort McMurray, AB: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.7 km east-south-east of Mildred Lake. The land here is a study in subtle greens and golds, broken by the silver veins of slow-moving sloughs and the deeper, richer hues of willow and aspen groves that cling to the more sheltered depressions. The air itself carries a dry, earthy scent, tinged with the sweetness of wild grasses, and in the late afternoon, the light often softens to a honeyed glow, stretching long shadows across the stubble fields and the occasional, solitary fence line. It is a place where the horizon feels both infinitely distant and intimately close, a canvas upon which the elements paint their stories in broad, unhurried strokes. The history of Tar Island is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the land's bounty, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained a rhythm of agriculture, with families tending to their crops and livestock under the vast prairie sky. Evidence of past endeavours can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the faint tracks of old homesteads, remnants of a time when the promise of land drew hopeful souls westward. While agriculture remains a bedrock of Tar Island's economy, the surrounding region's resource-rich character also subtly influences the local spirit, a quiet understanding of the earth's deeper reserves that fuels a resilient pragmatism. The distinctive stillness of Tar Island is not an emptiness, but a fullness, a testament to lives lived in harmony with the land’s enduring cycles.

About This Tar Island Map Page

Explore Tar Island, 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: 57.004444, -111.486667. 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 Tar Island includes the postal code (T9K), 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 Tar Island 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.