Rufford Manitoba Map

About Rufford, Manitoba

Rufford is a locality in 33-13-18W, Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. Rufford is located at 50.1450°N, 99.8936°W.

Rufford lies nestled in the heart of a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent hand of glacial melt. It lies 11.7 km south-south-west of Minnedosa, MB (from Minnedosa, MB: bearing 198°T), and is situated 14.4 km south-west of Ameer. Rolling fields, a patchwork of amber grain and emerald pasture, stretch towards a horizon that seems to hold the very essence of the wide prairie sky, often painted in the bruised purples and soft golds of sunset. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a subtle reminder of the boreal fringe that whispers at the edges of this agricultural domain. Scattered farmsteads, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the vastness, punctuate the land, each a small universe unto itself, tethered to the soil and the seasons. The story of Rufford is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this fertile ground. For generations, the rhythm of life has been dictated by the planting and the harvest, a cycle that has sustained families and fostered a deep-seated resilience. The local economy, primarily rooted in grain farming and livestock, reflects this agrarian heritage, with the hum of combines in autumn and the quiet industry of the local elevator marking the pulse of the community. While no great rivers carve through this immediate vicinity, the subtle undulations of the land speak of ancient waterways, and the occasional alkali lake, shimmering under the midday sun, hints at the geological past that forged Rufford. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo, but a living presence, felt in the sturdy architecture of the older buildings and the quiet pride of its inhabitants.

About This Rufford Map Page

Explore Rufford, 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: 50.145, -99.893611. 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 Rufford 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 Rufford 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.