Hughes Manitoba Map

About Hughes, Manitoba

Hughes is a locality in 35-10-16-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Hughes is located at 49.8850°N, 99.5458°W.

Hughes rests on a broad, shallow swell of land, a place where the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation. It lies 29.4 km east of Brandon, MB (from Brandon, MB: bearing 82°T), and is situated 11.8 km east of Douglas. The soil, a rich, dark loam, exhales a scent of damp earth and growing things, especially after a summer rain, a scent that clings to the air and seems to settle deep within the lungs. Fields of wheat, their stalks a shimmering gold in the late afternoon sun, stretch out in vast, unbroken carpets, punctuated here and there by stands of poplar and willow that cluster along the infrequent, meandering watercourses. The sky above is an immense canvas, often swept clean by winds that carry the faint, sweet perfume of distant canola blossoms, and at dusk, it bleeds into hues of rose and lavender, a spectacle that can hush even the most industrious mind. The story of Hughes is intrinsically tied to the bounty of this prairie soil, a narrative of settlement etched by the plow and the persistent spirit of those who sought a life here. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of Hughes, with grain farming forming the backbone of its economy. The land itself, shaped by ancient glacial forces, offers a gentle, rolling terrain that has proven remarkably fertile. While no grand monuments mark its history, the weathered grain elevators, standing like sentinels against the vast expanse, whisper of a time when they were the bustling hubs of a burgeoning community, a testament to the enduring resilience of prairie life. The quiet hum of combines during harvest season, a sound that rises and falls with the sun, is the modern-day heartbeat of Hughes.

About This Hughes Map Page

Explore Hughes, 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: 49.885, -99.545833. 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 Hughes includes the postal code (R7C), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Hughes 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.