Birchwood Manitoba Map

About Birchwood, Manitoba

Birchwood is a neighbourhood in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Birchwood is located at 49.8742°N, 97.2561°W.

Birchwood lies nestled where the flat, fertile plains of Manitoba begin their subtle rise, a place of wide skies and an air that carries the scent of turned earth and distant pines. It lies 7.9 km west of Winnipeg, MB (from Winnipeg, MB: bearing 262°T), and is situated 12.1 km north-north-east of Oak Bluff. The land here, a mosaic of cultivated fields and patches of aspen forest, rolls gently, not with dramatic peaks but with the quiet persistence of a slow breath. In summer, the sun hangs long in the sky, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose as it dips, and the air hums with the unseen life of insects and the rustle of wind through the dry grasses. Even in winter, when a deep, hushed snow blankets everything, the stark beauty of the bare branches against the pale sky holds a particular, enduring charm. The history of Birchwood is written in the cycles of its agricultural economy, a story tied to the cultivation of grain and the raising of livestock that continues to shape its character. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, carved out their lives from this landscape, their legacy a quiet resilience that still imbues the community. Though its primary strength lies in the land, echoes of a past mining exploration can sometimes be felt in the subtle geological formations that break the otherwise smooth terrain, a reminder of deeper earth beneath the familiar surface. The rhythm of life in Birchwood is one of seasons and sowing, of community gatherings that mark the turning of the year, and a shared understanding of the vast, open country that surrounds it.

About This Birchwood Map Page

Explore Birchwood, 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: 49.874167, -97.256111. 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 Birchwood includes the postal code (R3J), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Birchwood 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.