Parker Park

Parker Park is a park in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada. Parker Park is situated nearby to Parker Recreation Field, as well as near Church of Christ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife and Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife

Military installation

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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 1¼ km northwest of Parker Park.

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Museum

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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the PWNHC acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures… Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is situated 3 km northeast of Parker Park.

Log School House

Historic building

Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The first building used as a school in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is currently located on Franklin Avenue at the south end of New Town, the city's downtown section. Log School House is situated 3 km east of Parker Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yellowknife and Dettah.

Yellowknife

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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.

Dettah

Village

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Dettah, sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. Dettah is situated 7 km southeast of Parker Park.

Parker Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

62.44418° or 62° 26′ 39″ north

Longitude

-114.43127° or 114° 25′ 53″ west

Open location code

95J7CHV9+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 164229225

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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