Kirkness Manitoba Map

About Kirkness, Manitoba

Kirkness is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Kirkness is located at 50.0783°N, 96.8619°W.

Kirkness lies nestled in a landscape of gentle slopes and wide horizons, where the sky seems to stretch forever, painted with the soft hues of prairie light. It lies 7.4 km south-south-east of Selkirk, MB (from Selkirk, MB: bearing 168°T), and is situated 15.0 km north of Oakbank. Fields of golden grain, rippling like a silent ocean under the vast Manitoba sky, meet patches of wild grass and the occasional cluster of hardy trees that stand sentinel against the wind. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet breath of blooming wildflowers. In the quiet of late afternoon, the sun casts long, elongated shadows, transforming the ordinary into something of fleeting, luminous beauty. The story of Kirkness is written in its fertile earth, a legacy of generations who have coaxed life from this land. Historically, it has been a place shaped by agriculture, its economy forever tied to the bounty of the fields, the ebb and flow of planting and harvest dictating the rhythm of life. While the echoes of early settlers, who carved their lives out of the prairie, still resonate, Kirkness has also evolved, its character subtly shifting with the changing times. The quiet hum of modern machinery now mingles with the timeless sounds of the wind rustling through the wheat, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who call Kirkness home.

About This Kirkness Map Page

Explore Kirkness, 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: 50.078333, -96.861944. 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 Kirkness includes the postal code (R1B), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Kirkness 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.