The Avocado
The Avocado is a work of art in Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia. The Avocado is situated nearby to the park AQ Gardens, as well as near The Fish Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SFU Exchange and Terry Fox Field.
SFU Exchange
Bus station
Photo: Weixi Zeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SFU Exchange is a bus terminus for TransLink located on the campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. It opened on September 3, 1965, and consists of 2 exchanges: the main exchange located at University Drive at East Campus Road at the eastern part of the campus and the secondary, and original, exchange located at the Transportation Centre. SFU Exchange is situated 290 metres east of The Avocado.
Terry Fox Field
Sports venue
SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field is a stadium located on the campus of the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. It currently serves as the home field of the Simon Fraser Red Leafs soccer and track and field teams. Terry Fox Field is situated 410 metres west of The Avocado.
Burnaby Mountain
Peak
Photo: Flying Penguin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burnaby Mountain, elev. 370 m, is a low, forested mountain in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, overlooking the upper arms of Burrard Inlet. It is the location of Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus, the Discovery Park research community, and the System Control Tower of BC Hydro and a residential neighbourhood with retail shops development called UniverCity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dollarton and Ioco.
Dollarton
Neighborhood
Dollarton is a neighborhood in the municipal district of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1916 as the site of a sawmill and a village for sawmill workers by Robert Dollar, a San Francisco businessman. Dollarton is situated 4 km northwest of The Avocado.
Ioco
Hamlet
Ioco is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation, was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil refinery. Ioco is situated 4½ km northeast of The Avocado.
Maillardville
Suburb
Photo: Kayoty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maillardville is a community on the south slope of the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Maillardville is situated 6 km southeast of The Avocado.
The Avocado
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27903° or 49° 16′ 45″ northLongitude
-122.91657° or 122° 54′ 60″ westOpen location code
84XV73HM+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6903650479OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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