Dominion Arboretum
The Dominion Arboretum is an arboretum part of the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Originally begun in 1889, the Arboretum covers about 26 hectares of rolling land between Prince of Wales Drive, Dow's Lake and the Rideau Canal. Carleton University is located at the opposite side of the Canal.Photo: Wood2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carleton University and Ornamental Gardens.
Carleton University
University
Photo: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans. Carleton University is situated 1 km southeast of Dominion Arboretum.
Ornamental Gardens
Park
Photo: Wood2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ornamental Gardens are an agricultural facility that emphasizes research, education, and beauty as part of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Central Experimental Farm. Ornamental Gardens is situated 360 metres southwest of Dominion Arboretum.
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is a national agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Occupying several buildings within the Central Experimental Farm, the museum operates as a "working farm", and provides public programs and exhibitions on agriculture sciences, and on the history of agriculture in Canada. Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is situated 530 metres southwest of Dominion Arboretum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and Civic Hospital.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Earl Andrew, Public domain.
Little Italy is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the cultural centre of Ottawa's Italian community. Situated in Centretown West, its main commercial area is along Preston Street, with the heart of the community being at the corner of Preston and Gladstone Avenue.
Civic Hospital
Neighborhood
Civic Hospital is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in central Ottawa, Canada. It is named after the Ottawa Civic Hospital, which is located in the neighbourhood.
The Glebe
Suburb
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Glebe is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of Downtown Ottawa in the Capital Ward. As of 2016, the neighbourhood had a population of 13,055.
Dominion Arboretum
- Type: Park
- Description: arboretum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: arboretum and recreation area
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.39077° or 45° 23′ 27″ northLongitude
-75.70466° or 75° 42′ 17″ westOpen location code
87Q697RW+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 5231447OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5291030
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Satellite Map
Discover Dominion Arboretum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Dominion Arboretum” goes by many names.
- French: “arboretum du Dominion”
- French: “Arboretum du Dominion”
- Japanese: “ドミニオン樹木園”
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Highlights include Royal Canadian Navy Curling Club and Backyard Garden.
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