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| Place | Birch Bay |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | 17-29-8-W |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 51.478889 |
| Longitude | -98.538889 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | R0C |
| Area Code | 204, 431 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | GACRU |
Birch Bay is a locality in 17-29-8-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Birch Bay is located at 51.4789°N, 98.5389°W.
Birch Bay rests along the low-lying shore of Lake St. Martin, defined by the quiet accumulation of silt and stone near the Mill Ridge. It lies 35.6 km north-north-west of Ashern, MB (from Ashern, MB: bearing 338°T), and is situated 10.0 km north-north-west of Grahamdale. The land here holds a stillness that seems to press against the sky, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered grey, reflecting the vast, unbroken horizon of the Manitoba plains. Birch Bay exists in a space where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and reeds, a stark, open terrain that demands a certain patience from those who linger along its edge. The history of Birch Bay remains tied to the movement of water and the necessity of the land, drawing people who live by the cycle of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. While the Fairford River flows miles away and the forested quiet of Watchorn Provincial Park offers a distant retreat, the economy here stays rooted in the immediate needs of the landscape and the endurance of its inhabitants. Life in Birch Bay unfolds with a deliberate focus, whether tending to the requirements of the season or observing the shifting ice on the lake. There is a singular beauty in the way the local air sharpens as the sun dips below the Mill Ridge, leaving the shadows to lengthen across the shoreline in a long, cold grace.
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Explore Birch Bay, 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: 51.478889, -98.538889. 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 Birch Bay includes the postal code (R0C), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Birch Bay 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |