Fort Garry Manitoba Map

About Fort Garry, Manitoba

Fort Garry is a urban community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Fort Garry is located at 49.8414°N, 97.1500°W.

Fort Garry stands as a sentinel where the Red and Assiniboine rivers converge, a place where the vast prairie sky unfurls in an endless expanse, painting the clouds with strokes of amber and rose at dusk. It lies 4.8 km south of Winnipeg, MB (from Winnipeg, MB: bearing 183°T), and is situated 15.4 km west of Deacon. The land here is a gentle swell, a subtle undulation giving way to a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. The air, especially in the lingering twilight of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and distant fields, a palpable presence that speaks of the fertile soil and the enduring connection to the land. This is a landscape that breathes, a place where the wind whispers secrets across the open plains, and the rivers, like arteries of life, carve their patient courses through the heart of it all. The story of Fort Garry is deeply interwoven with the fur trade, a nexus of commerce and exploration that shaped the very identity of this region. Founded as a Hudson's Bay Company post, its strategic location at the confluence of waterways made it a vital hub for the movement of goods and people, a gathering point for traders and Indigenous peoples alike. The echoes of those early days still resonate in the character of Fort Garry, a place that has always been about connection and exchange. Today, the spirit of that industrious past informs the local economy, a blend of agriculture that draws sustenance from the rich earth and a growing embrace of innovation. You can still feel the pulse of history here, in the enduring spirit of resilience and the quiet pride that settles over Fort Garry as the day draws to a close.

About This Fort Garry Map Page

Explore Fort Garry, 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: 49.841389, -97.15. 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 Fort Garry includes the postal code (R2M), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Fort Garry 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.