Oakville Manitoba Map

About Oakville, Manitoba

Oakville is a local urban district in 18-11-4-W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Oakville is located at 49.9294°N, 98.0039°W.

Oakville rests on a broad, flat expanse where the land breathes in wide, open lungfuls of sky. It lies 21.2 km east-south-east of Portage la Prairie, MB (from Portage la Prairie, MB: bearing 103°T), and is situated 14.3 km south of Poplar Point. The soil, a rich, dark loam, stretches out like a rumpled, brown blanket under a sun that often hangs like a brass button in the vast blue. Fields of grain, rippling in the slightest breeze, paint broad strokes of green and gold across the horizon, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of farm buildings and the occasional windbreak of poplar trees, their leaves a vibrant shimmer against the endless prairie light. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of cultivation and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening wheat, a constant reminder of the earth's tireless generosity. The history of Oakville is deeply tied to the fertile crescent carved by the nearby waterways, a place where early settlers found promise in the unbroken prairie. This was land that yielded to the plow, and the rhythm of agricultural life has shaped its character for generations, with grain farming forming the backbone of its economy. The railway, a metallic serpent that once snaked through this landscape, brought with it the seeds of commerce and connection, allowing the bounty of Oakville's fields to find markets far and wide. While the grand pronouncements of history might pass it by, a quiet resilience persists, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest.

About This Oakville Map Page

Explore Oakville, 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: 49.929444, -98.003889. 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 Oakville includes the postal code (R1N), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Oakville 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.