Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery is the national cemetery of Canada, located in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario. Over 82,000 people are buried in the cemetery, including Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn, Prime Minister Robert Borden, and several members of Parliament…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: national cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Beechwood National Military Cemetery”, “National Cemetery of Canada”, and “The National Cemetery of Canada”
- Address: 280 Beechwood Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sand Pits Lake and Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
Sand Pits Lake
Pond
Sand Pits Lake, better known as The Pond or McKay Pond is an artificial lake located next to McKay Lake in the Rockcliffe Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Museum
Photo: Ahunt, Public domain.
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is Canada's national aviation history museum. The museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport. Canada Aviation and Space Museum is situated 2 km northeast of Beechwood Cemetery.
Notre-Dame Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre Dame Cemetery, is a Catholic cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1872, it is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery's western edge is located in Vanier, just south of Beechwood Cemetery. Notre-Dame Cemetery is situated 1 km southeast of Beechwood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manor Park and Vanier.
Manor Park
Neighborhood
Manor Park is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the east side of Rockcliffe Park. The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, on the east by the Aviation Parkway, on the south by Montreal Road and on the west by Birch Avenue.
Vanier
Suburb
Photo: Taymaz Valley, CC BY 2.0.
Vanier is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001.
Rockcliffe Park
Suburb
Photo: Anna Litickle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockcliffe Park is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, close to the centre of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1864, organized as a Police village in 1908, and an independent village from 1926, and ultimately amalgamated with the rest of Ottawa on January 1, 2001.
Beechwood Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Ward 13, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.44707° or 45° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
-75.66007° or 75° 39′ 36″ westOpen location code
87Q6C8WQ+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 15437246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4087599
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Beechwood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բիչվուդ գերեզմանատուն”
- Azerbaijani: “Biçvud qəbiristanlığı”
- Chinese: “比奇伍德公墓”
- Danish: “Beechwood-kirkegården”
- French: “cimetière Beechwood”
- French: “Cimetière Beechwood”
- French: “cimetière national du Canada”
- German: “Friedhof Beechwood”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות ביצ’ווד”
- Japanese: “ビーチウッド墓地”
- N'Ko: “ߓߍߞߑߥߎߘ ߛߊ߬ߙߌ߬ߟߏ”
- N'Ko: “ߞߣߊߘߊ߫ ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ ߛߊ߬ߙߌ߬ߟߏ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beechwood Cemetery”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beechwood Cemetery”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério de Beechwood”
- Russian: “Бичвуд”
- Russian: “Бичвудское кладбище”
- Russian: “кладбище Бичвуд”
- Swedish: “Beechwood Cemetery”
- Turkish: “Beechwood Cemetery”
- Turkish: “Beechwood Mezarlığı”
- Ukrainian: “Бічвуд (цвинтар)”
- Ukrainian: “Бічвуд”
- Ukrainian: “Національний цвинтар Бічвуд”
- Ukrainian: “цвинтар Бічвуд”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quarry Pond and Ottawa Public Library - Vanier Branch.
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