Jones Landing Northwest Territories Map

About Jones Landing, Northwest Territories

Jones Landing is a locality in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a town. Jones Landing is located at 62.8334°N, 123.2183°W.

Jones Landing rests quietly upon the rugged banks of the Mackenzie River, a site where the vast sky meets the heavy, dark silence of the northern wilderness. It lies 45.5 km south-south-east of Wrigley, NT (from Wrigley, NT: bearing 164°T), and is situated 144.8 km north-west of Fort Simpson. The earth here holds a stubborn, ancient character, defined by the proximity of the Bell Ridge which rises like a dark spine against the horizon. When the light shifts at dusk, the water of the Mackenzie River takes on a metallic, obsidian sheen that seems to hold the weight of the shifting seasons. Eleven kilometers away, the River Between Two Mountains carves its own path through the terrain, a distant presence that defines the reach of the local geography. The air at Jones Landing carries a crisp, lingering chill that sharpens the senses, reminding those who dwell here of the land's indifference to the passage of human time. Life at Jones Landing persists through a quiet reliance on the river as a corridor for movement and sustenance, mirroring the traditional patterns of travel that have long defined the Northwest Territories. The local economy remains sparse and pragmatic, focused on the realities of subsistence and the seasonal demands of a landscape that dictates its own pace of work. History here is found in the physical endurance of the people, their persistence against the encroaching cold, and the way they navigate the complexities of the Mackenzie River. Jones Landing exists in a state of watchful solitude, where the simple act of maintaining a hearth becomes an essential duty against the expansive, unyielding backdrop of the northern wild.

About This Jones Landing Map Page

Explore Jones Landing, Northwest Territories, 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: 62.833419, -123.218257. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Jones Landing includes the postal code (X0G), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Jones 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.