Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for Cree Chief Sweet Grass, "who was one of the early west's first conservationists and instrumental in the protection of the Plains Bison." Development of the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and early 1980s when 92.3% of the residences were constructed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Sweet Grass, Edmonton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Century Park station and Vernon Barford Junior High.
Century Park station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Century Park station is an Edmonton LRT station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves the Capital Line. It is a ground-level station located at 111 Street near 23 Avenue, and is named after the transit-oriented development Century Park, located on the former Heritage Mall site next to the station.
Vernon Barford Junior High
School
Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school division in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The division offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students.
Westbrook School
School
Westbrook School is an elementary school located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, operated by the Edmonton Public Schools board. It shares a field with Vernon Barford Junior High, it is said that most students do go to Vernon Barford for grades 7 -9.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenfield and Blue Quill Estates.
Greenfield
Neighborhood
Greenfield, formerly known as Petrolia, is a residential neighbourhood located in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There is a small shopping centre, Petrolia Shopping Centre, located in the neighbourhood.
Blue Quill Estates
Neighborhood
Blue Quill Estates is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Both Blue Quill Estates and the adjoining neighbourhood of Blue Quill are named to honour Chief Blue Quill of the Saddle Lake Band.
Westbrook Estates
Neighborhood
Westbrook Estates is a well-established neighbourhood "designed to appeal to individuals and families in search of a quiet, high quality residential environment with prestigious, architecturally designed homes on large lots." It is located in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sweet Grass
- Category: locality
- Location: Edmonton, Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46425° or 53° 27′ 51″ northLongitude
-113.52826° or 113° 31′ 42″ westElevation
673 metres (2,208 feet)Open location code
9558FF7C+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5284441728OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Sweet Grass” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯威特格拉斯”
- Dutch: “Sweet Grass, Edmonton”
- Japanese: “スイートグラス”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sweet Grass”. Photo: WinterE229, CC0.