Birkdale Ravine

Birkdale Ravine is a park in Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. Birkdale Ravine is situated near the park Birkdale Community Centre, as well as near St. Andrews Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Scarborough Civic Centre and Thomson Memorial Park.

Scarborough Civic Centre

Public building

Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Scarborough Civic Centre is a civic centre located in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by architect Raymond Moriyama during the development of Scarborough City Centre and initially opened as the city hall of the former borough of Scarborough by then mayor Albert Campbell and Queen Elizabeth II in 1973. Scarborough Civic Centre is situated 1 km north of Birkdale Ravine.

Thomson Memorial Park

Park

Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thomson Memorial Park is a midsize park at 1005 Brimley Road in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the site of the Scarborough Historical Museum and includes historical houses from the 1790s that once belonged to the founding family of Scarborough, the Thomsons. Thomson Memorial Park is situated 1 km southeast of Birkdale Ravine.

Scarborough Civic Centre Library

Library

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scarborough Civic Centre Library is situated 1 km northeast of Birkdale Ravine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarborough and Bendale.

Scarborough

Photo: James, CC BY 2.0.

Scarborough is the easternmost of the six former municipalities which formed Metro Toronto. It includes all of the City of Toronto east of Victoria Park Avenue, including the city's zoo and a stretch of Lake Ontario and Rouge River shoreline.

Bendale

Neighborhood

Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bendale, also called Cedarbrae and Midland Park, is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former suburb of Scarborough.

Dorset Park

Neighborhood

Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dorset Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the western part of the district of Scarborough. The neighbourhood is bordered by Highway 401 to the north, Midland Avenue to the east, Lawrence Avenue to the south, and Birchmount Road to the west.

Birkdale Ravine

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.76437° or 43° 45′ 52″ north

Longitude

-79.26212° or 79° 15′ 44″ west

Open location code

87M2QP7Q+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 225008612

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Birkdale Community Centre and St. Andrews Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Heart Trail - 800m 1/2mile and 6 K (eastbound), 4 K (westbound).

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