Thornton Park
Thornton Park is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia which is located on Main Street. Thornton Park is situated nearby to the marketplace Main St. Station Farmers Market, as well as near the railway station Pacific Central Station.- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Address: 1166 Main Street, Vancouver
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pacific Central Station and BC Place.
Pacific Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pacific Central Station is a railway station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country The Canadian service to Toronto, Ontario, and the northern terminus of United States passenger railroad company Amtrak's Cascades service to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Pacific Central Station is situated 100 metres east of Thornton Park.
BC Place
Stadium
Photo: Yvrphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. BC Place is situated 1 km west of Thornton Park.
Main Street–Science World station
Metro station
Main Street–Science World is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Main Street–Science World station is situated 120 metres southwest of Thornton Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Strathcona.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: MRDXII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is Canada's largest Chinatown. Centred around Pender Street, it is surrounded by Gastown to the north, the Downtown financial and central business districts to the west, the Georgia Viaduct and…
Strathcona
Suburb
Strathcona is the oldest residential neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Officially a part of the East Side, it is bordered by Downtown Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood and the False Creek inlet to the west, Downtown Eastside to the…
Gastown-Chinatown
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown Vancouver between downtown and East Van. The area is one of the oldest parts of the city and much of the early architecture and character remains, giving it a different look and feel to the glass and concrete of the rest of downtown.
Thornton Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27395° or 49° 16′ 26″ northLongitude
-123.09924° or 123° 5′ 57″ westOpen location code
84XR7WF2+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 32603954OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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