Lion
Lion is a grassland in Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta. Lion is situated near the grassland Savannah, as well as near Giraffes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Zoo station and Scotiabank Saddledome.
Zoo station
Railway station
Calgary Zoo station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is on the Blue Line between Bridgeland/Memorial and Barlow/Max Bell stations. Zoo station is situated 380 metres north of Lion.
Scotiabank Saddledome
Stadium
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Scotiabank Saddledome is situated 2 km southwest of Lion.
Pearce Estate Park
Park
Pearce Estate Park is a city park located in Calgary, Alberta. The park occupies 21 hectares along the Bow River to the east of downtown Calgary. The park contains Pearce Estate Wetland, described as "constructed wetlands filled with native plants and animals". Pearce Estate Park is situated 1 km southeast of Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inglewood and Ramsay.
Inglewood
Suburb
Inglewood is an urban neighbourhood in central Calgary, Alberta, Canada, centred on 9th Avenue SE for several blocks east of the Elbow River and downtown.
Ramsay
Suburb
Ramsay is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is an inner city community, located east of the Elbow River, Macleod Trail, Stampede Grounds and the Scotiabank Saddledome arena and south of Inglewood.
Bridgeland/Riverside
Suburb
Bridgeland/Riverside, also written Bridgeland-Riverside and formerly known as Bridgeland, Riverside, and Germantown, is a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is located northeast of Downtown Calgary.
Lion
- Type: Grassland
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.04412° or 51° 2′ 39″ north
Longitude
-114.02651° or 114° 1′ 36″ west
Open location code
95372XVF+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animal
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights: Savannah and Ostrich.
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