Explore Balsam Harbour, Manitoba, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balsam Harbour, Manitoba. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manitoba or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Balsam Harbour and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Balsam Harbour.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Balsam Harbour |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | 5-21,28-7W |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.480278 |
| Longitude | -96.578056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | R1A |
| Area Code | 204, 431 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | GBLWJ |
Balsam Harbour is a community in 5-21,28-7W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Balsam Harbour is located at 50.4803°N, 96.5781°W.
Balsam Harbour rests quietly upon the low, exposed shore of Lake Winnipeg, occupying a sheltered position within the Balsam Bay Hill. It lies 24.6 km south-west of Fort Alexander, MB (from Fort Alexander, MB: bearing 234°T), and is situated 12.5 km north-north-east of Brokenhead Reserve. The terrain here is defined by the expansive reach of the lake, where the water often takes on a bruised, metallic quality under the vast prairie sky. To the south, the landscape is shaped by the subtle rise of the Balsam Bay Hill, which offers a vantage point over the shifting ice or the heavy, dark waves that define the seasons. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon, grounding Balsam Harbour in a landscape that feels both ancient and exposed. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the land recedes into a quiet expanse where the light at dusk flattens the earth, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the water. The history of Balsam Harbour remains tied to the movement of these waters and the seasonal migrations that have long defined the region. Nearby, the Brokenhead River winds through the lowlands, its presence felt in the humid, fertile soil that characterizes the surrounding districts. Those who navigate the area often find themselves drawn toward the open sands of Patricia Beach Provincial Park, located a short distance away, where the shoreline offers a reprieve from the dense brush. Life in Balsam Harbour follows the demands of the lake, maintaining a character shaped by the cyclical arrival of spring thaws and the heavy, isolating quiet of winter, ensuring that the inhabitants remain attentive to the slightest shifts in the wind or the rising tide.
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Explore Balsam Harbour, Manitoba, 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: 50.480278, -96.578056. 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 Balsam Harbour includes the postal code (R1A), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Balsam Harbour 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |