Discovery Ridge
Discovery Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the western edge of the city and is bounded by Stoney Trail to the north, 69 Street W to the east, Rocky View County and the city limits to the west and the Elbow River and Tsuu T'ina first nation reserve to the south.- Type: Suburb with 4,330 residents
- Description: neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Discovery Ridge, Calgary”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Battalion Park and Ambrose University.
Battalion Park
Park
Battalion Park is a geoglyph site in southwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is on Signal Hill, overlooking the Tsuu T'ina Nation, as well as lands formerly known as Camp Sarcee and later Sarcee Training Area, a military reserve used by the Canadian Forces from before the First World War up until the 1990s.
Ambrose University
University
Ambrose University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ambrose University is situated 2½ km north of Discovery Ridge.
Sirocco station
Railway station
Photo: jasonwoodhead23, CC BY 2.0.
Sirocco is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the CTrain network in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located along the north side of 17th Ave SW, between 69 Street and 45 Street stations, and was opened on December 10, 2012, as part of the West LRT extension from Sunalta to 69 Street. Sirocco station is situated 3½ km northeast of Discovery Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springbank Hill and Signal Hill.
Springbank Hill
Suburb
Springbank Hill is a large and diverse suburb near the western city limit of Calgary, Alberta in the southwest quadrant. It is bounded to the north by 17 Avenue SW, to the south by Stoney Trail, to the east by 69 Street SW and to the west by 101 Street SW.
Signal Hill
Suburb
Photo: Qyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Signal Hill is a community in Calgary, Alberta. It contains the residential neighbourhoods of Sienna Hills and Signal Ridge. It is bounded by Sarcee Trail to the east, 17th Ave to the north, Stoney Trail to the south and 69th St to the west. Battalion Park…
Christie Park
Suburb
Christie Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Strathcona Drive and the community of Strathcona Park to the north, Sarcee Trail to the east, 17 Avenue S to the south and 69 Street W to the west. Christie Park is situated 3½ km northeast of Discovery Ridge.
Discovery Ridge
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.01274° or 51° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
-114.2035° or 114° 12′ 13″ westPopulation
4,330Elevation
1,103 metres (3,619 feet)Open location code
95372Q7W+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 196431087OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
5939629Wikidata ID
Q5281962
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Discovery Ridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Discovery Ridge, Calgary”
- Japanese: “ディスカバリーリッジ”
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