York Landing Manitoba Map

About York Landing, Manitoba

York Landing is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a town. York Landing is located at 56.0889°N, 96.1017°W.

York Landing rests on the cusp of a vast, boreal expanse, a place where the earth exhales pine and the sky stretches in an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 17.4 km south of Split Lake, MB (from Split Lake, MB: bearing 182°T), and is situated 30.8 km west of Ilford. The land here is a mosaic of shallow lakes, their surfaces mirroring the stoic, dark green of spruce and poplar, interspersed with muskeg bogs that shimmer with an almost unnatural iridescence under the low-hanging sun. The air itself carries a keen, clean edge, a testament to the wilderness that presses in from all sides, broken only by the occasional, weathered cabin and the faint, persistent whisper of wind through the needles. Evenings here bleed into existence slowly, the light deepening into bruised purples and hazy golds, painting the still waters with an ephemeral beauty. The story of York Landing is intrinsically tied to the fur trade and the enduring presence of the Cree people, whose ancestral lands this is. For generations, the rivers and lakes were highways, carrying canoes laden with pelts and provisions, a lifeblood that sustained the settlement. The economy, though it has diversified, still echoes that past; fishing and trapping remain important, alongside the quiet hum of a small, resilient community that navigates the challenges and quiet joys of life in the north. The very rhythm of York Landing is dictated by the seasons, a slow, deliberate pulse that beats in time with the thaw and freeze, the long, bright days of summer and the profound, silent stillness of winter, a stark beauty that defines this remote corner of the Canadian Shield.

About This York Landing Map Page

Explore York Landing, 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: 56.088889, -96.101667. 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 York Landing includes the postal code (R0B), telephone area code (204, 431). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for York Landing 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.