DRDC Toronto

DRDC Toronto is a major military research station located at the former site of CFB Downsview in Toronto Ontario, Canada. It is one of several centres making up Defence Research and Development Canada.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sheppard West station and Denison Armoury.

Sheppard West station

Metro station

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Sheppard West is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station, which is located near the intersection of Sheppard Avenue West and Allen Road, opened in 1996 in what was then the City of North York, and the commuter parking lot opened in July 2005. Sheppard West station is situated 450 metres east of DRDC Toronto.

Denison Armoury

Office

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Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armoury, commonly known as Denison Armoury, is a Canadian Armed Forces facility located at 1 Yukon Lane in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Denison Armoury is situated 300 metres northwest of DRDC Toronto.

Toronto Fire Station 143

Fire station

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Toronto Fire Station 143 is situated 650 metres east of DRDC Toronto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armour Heights and York University Heights.

Armour Heights

Neighborhood

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Armour Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the district of North York. It is bounded by Wilson Avenue to the south, Bathurst Street to the west, and the west branch of the Don River to the north and east. Armour Heights is situated 3 km east of DRDC Toronto.

York University Heights

Neighborhood

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York University Heights, also known as Northwood Park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Toronto's northernmost neighbourhoods, located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York. York University Heights is situated 3 km northwest of DRDC Toronto.

Lawrence Heights

Neighborhood

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Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north-west of central Toronto, in the district of North York. The neighbourhood is roughly bounded by Lawrence Avenue to the south, Yorkdale Road to the north, Varna Drive to the east and Dufferin Street to the west. Lawrence Heights is situated 3½ km southeast of DRDC Toronto.

DRDC Toronto

Type: Military installation
Description: major military research station in Canada
Category: research station
Location: North York, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.75013° or 43° 45′ 1″ north

Longitude

-79.46772° or 79° 28′ 4″ west

Open location code

87M2QG2J+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199507810

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

Wikidata ID

Q5206020

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Highlights include Military Family Resource Centre Toronto and Canadian Forces Base Toronto.

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