Sharples
Sharples is a ghost town in southern Alberta, Canada within the badlands region of Kneehill County. The community is located along the former track bed of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Carbon-Drumheller branch line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Sharples, Alberta”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbon.
Carbon
Town
Carbon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Kneehill County, 41 kilometres west of Drumheller and 120 kilometres northeast of Calgary, along Highway 836, 7 kilometres each of Highway 21 on Highway 575. Carbon is situated 6 km west of Sharples.
Sharples
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Kneehill County, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.47887° or 51° 28′ 44″ northLongitude
-113.06308° or 113° 3′ 47″ westElevation
823 metres (2,700 feet)Open location code
9538FWHP+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11755866535OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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