Sandpits

Sandpits is a quarry in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada. Sandpits is situated nearby to the sports venue Yellowknife Shooting Club, as well as near North Country Stables.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife.

Military installation

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife was upgraded as part of the North American Air Defence Modernization program authorized at the Shamrock Summit held in Quebec City on March 18, 1985. Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife is situated 2½ km southeast of Sandpits.

Nearby places include Yellowknife.

Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories, on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, on Yellowknife Bay. Yellowknife is the main entry point for visitors to NWT.

Latitude

62.46896° or 62° 28′ 8″ north

Longitude

-114.48422° or 114° 29′ 3″ west

Open location code

95J7FG98+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sand

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