Gunton Manitoba Map

About Gunton, Manitoba

Gunton is a community in 33-15-2-E, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gunton is located at 50.3181°N, 97.2661°W.

Gunton rests on the broad, flat expanse of the Manitoba prairie, a place where the sky feels like a vast, ever-shifting canvas. It lies 33.4 km north-west of Selkirk, MB (from Selkirk, MB: bearing 306°T), and is situated 7.8 km north-north-east of Balmoral. The land here is a patient, yielding soil, a rich loam that stretches to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional stand of aspen poplar or the silver glint of a slow-moving creek. In summer, the air hums with the tireless buzz of insects and carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening grain, a perfume that settles deep into the lungs. Winter brings a sharp, crystalline silence, the land hushed under a blanket of snow, the air so cold it crackles, and the sun, a pale disc, casts long, blue shadows across the frozen fields. The history of Gunton is tied to the relentless ambition of westward expansion, a story etched into the very grid of its country roads and the weathered wood of its grain elevators, silent sentinels of a bygone era. Originally settled by farmers drawn by the promise of fertile land, its economy remains rooted in agriculture, the pulse of the seasons dictating the rhythm of life. The land, once a sea of tallgrass prairie, now largely gives way to fields of wheat, barley, and canola, their colours shifting from vibrant green to burnished gold as the year progresses. Local traditions are whispered in the quiet camaraderie of neighbours, in the shared effort of harvest, and in the enduring spirit of a place that has learned to thrive under the immense, open skies.

About This Gunton Map Page

Explore Gunton, 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: 50.318056, -97.266111. 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 Gunton includes the postal code (R1A), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Gunton 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.