Big Woody Manitoba Map

About Big Woody, Manitoba

Big Woody is a locality in 25,26-36-29-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Big Woody is located at 52.1397°N, 101.4661°W.

Big Woody lies nestled in a wide, shallow basin where the land begins its long, slow surrender to the vastness of the boreal forest. It lies 14.1 km west-north-west of Swan River, MB (from Swan River, MB: bearing 286°T), and is situated 25.7 km north-north-east of Benito. Rolling fields, stitched with the sturdy green of canola and the golden dust of ripening wheat, stretch to a horizon that feels both immediate and infinite, broken only by the dark, stoic shapes of aspen stands and the occasional shimmer of a distant lake. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries a clean, crisp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a palpable presence that speaks of the wildness just beyond the cultivated edges. In the evenings, the sky spills out a breathtaking, unhurried panorama of colour, bleeding from apricot into rose and finally a deep, bruised indigo, a quiet spectacle that paints the modest homes and weathered barns with a fleeting, ephemeral beauty. The history of Big Woody is written in the soil and in the names of the families who have worked it for generations. This is land shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, a place where the economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the earth, from the early days of homesteading to the modern, mechanized farms that now dominate the landscape. There are whispers of Indigenous presence here, of trails followed and stories told long before the first settlers arrived, a deep, enduring heritage that adds a layer of quiet resonance to the present. The nearby waters, though not grand rivers, offer a vital pulse, small lakes and sloughs that teem with life and provide a cool respite during the long, hot summers, reflecting the immense, pale blue sky with an almost perfect clarity.

About This Big Woody Map Page

Explore Big Woody, 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: 52.139722, -101.46611. 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 Big Woody includes the postal code (R0L), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Big Woody 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.