Whink

Whink is a variety store in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Whink is situated nearby to the art gallery Red Ochre Gallery, as well as near the public building Sir Humphrey Gilbert Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Thomas’ Anglican Church and Colonial Building.

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church

Church

Photo: Mola29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Thomas’ Anglican Church is situated 240 metres north of Whink.

Colonial Building

Heritage site

Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.

The Colonial Building is a historic government building located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The building was the home of the colonial and later provincial Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959. Colonial Building is situated 420 metres west of Whink.

Government House

Public building

Photo: Jcmurphy, Public domain.

Government House is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The house was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s, including the royal charter of 1825 which bestowed official colonial status for Newfoundland. Government House is situated 380 metres northwest of Whink.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. John’s and Churchill Park.

St. John’s

Photo: Emmanuel Milou, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the oldest city in North America outside of the Caribbean and is on the Avalon Peninsula in the southeast corner of the island of Newfoundland.

Churchill Park

Locality

The neighbourhood of Churchill Park in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in the city's centre. The neighbourhood is bordered by Freshwater Road to the west, Empire Avenue to the south, Kenna's Hill, Kingsbridge and Torbay Roads to the east and Elizabeth Avenue to the north.

Pleasantville

Quarter

Photo: Newfoundlander&Labradorian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The neighbourhood of Pleasantville in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in the east end of the city, directly north of the downtown. The neighbourhood extends from the north side of Quidi Vidi Lake northward to Newfoundland Drive, and is largely made up of apartment blocks.

Whink

Type: Variety store
Category: shop
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

47.56959° or 47° 34′ 11″ north

Longitude

-52.70174° or 52° 42′ 6″ west

Open location code

88V9H79X+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2394581858

OpenStreetMap feature

shop=variety_store

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