Fairford Manitoba Map

About Fairford, Manitoba

Fairford is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Fairford is located at 51.5856°N, 98.7103°W.

Fairford rests on the broad, undulating plains that characterize this part of Manitoba, a landscape painted in broad strokes of earth and sky. It lies 51.5 km north-north-west of Ashern, MB (from Ashern, MB: bearing 331°T), and is situated 1.9 km south-west of Fairford Reserve. The land here is a study in patient resilience, where the rich, dark soil, a deep umber after a spring rain, stretches towards horizons that seem to hold the very edge of the world. In the warmer months, the air hums with the industry of insects and the distant drone of tractors, a symphony of agricultural life, while in winter, a profound stillness descends, muffling the world under a blanket of pristine white, the only sound the whisper of wind across frozen fields. The light, particularly at dusk, can be a spectacle of soft, diffused gold, seeping across the flat expanse and lending a gentle, almost ethereal glow to the scattered farmsteads and the quiet streets of Fairford itself. The history of Fairford is intimately tied to the waters that have shaped its existence, most notably the expansive Lake St. Martin and the winding Dauphin River. For generations, this area has been a vital artery for the Indigenous peoples of the region, their connection to the land and its bounty a deep, enduring legacy. Later, settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and abundant resources, began to carve out a life here, establishing farms that continue to form the backbone of Fairford's economy. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the prairie sky, still stand as symbols of this agricultural heritage, though the economic landscape has diversified, with a growing appreciation for the natural beauty of the area drawing visitors and offering a different kind of prosperity. The quiet rhythm of life in Fairford is one dictated by seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, who have learned to thrive in this vast, open country.

About This Fairford Map Page

Explore Fairford, 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: 51.585556, -98.710278. 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 Fairford 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 Fairford 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.