The communities of the Prairie Prideland are located along PTH #3, approximately 195 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg and 150 kilometres southeast of Brandon. The TransCanada Highway is approximently 90 kilometres north of the region and the United States border sits less than 30 kilometres south. Pilot Mound, Crystal City and the R.M. of Louise is also found approximently 230 kilometres east of the Manitoba Saskatchewan border.

Crystal City and Pilot Mound are located in the Westman Region

LONGITUDE
98 57 ° W
LATITUDE
49 9 ° N
ELEVATION
460 metres

Seasonal Averages in Celsius

JANUARY
- 18.7
APRIL
3.0
JULY
18.6
OCTOBER
5.5

Distances from Crystal City and Pilot Mound listed in km

WINNIPEG, MB
199/193
DEVILS LAKE, N.D.
143/149
GRAND FORKS, N.D.
277/283
BRANDON, MB
141/135

Other climate information

ANNUAL RAINFALL
388.3 cm
SNOWFALL
130.4 cm
AVERAGE FROST FREE DAYS
119



Air

The nearest local airport is the Louise Community Airport. The closest commercial air travel is located in Brandon, Manitoba, approximately 150 km northwest of Crystal City, Pilot Mound and Clearwater.

Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is available for grain transport.

Motor Carriers

Crystal City, Pilot Mound and Clearwater are located approximately 150 km from the Trans Canada Highway.

Freight Carriers

Locally, regionally and interprovincially, Crystal City, Pilot Mound and Clearwater are serviced by Gardewine North Trucking.

Passenger

Grey Goose Bus Lines are available to the area's residents out of Crystal City, Pilot Mound and Clearwater.

Handi Trans. service.

Both Crystal City and Pilot Mound are pleasant and peaceful communities that greatly respect their neighbors and fellow citizens. Crime is low and serenity is high in these relatively quiet towns. Catering to farmers, these communities assist and provide service and support to the agricultural industries in which they live. Crystal City and Pilot Mound living is stress-free and of a high quality. They are simply nice places to grow up and grow old.

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