Doon Creek Natural Area

Doon Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Ontario. Doon Creek Natural Area is situated near the locality Strasburg, as well as near the neighborhood Deer Ridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Grand Valley Institution for Women and Homer Watson House.

Grand Valley Institution for Women

Prison

Grand Valley Institution for Women is a women's prison in Kitchener, Ontario, operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. In Canada, all offenders sentenced to prison terms of greater than two years serve their time in a federal institution operated by the CSC.

Homer Watson House

Historic building

Photo: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Homer Watson House is a historic building.

Doon Heritage Village

Museum

Photo: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doon Heritage Village, located at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, is a picturesque 25-hectare living history village that shows visitors what life was like in the Waterloo Region in the year 1914.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doon and Preston.

Doon

Suburb

Photo: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doon is a suburban community and former village which is now a part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Doon was settled around 1800 by German Mennonites from Pennsylvania, and after 1830 by Scottish immigrants.

Preston

Suburb

Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Ontario and the village of Blair formed the new municipality of Cambridge.

Doon Creek Natural Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.3838° or 43° 23′ 2″ north

Longitude

-80.4312° or 80° 25′ 53″ west

Open location code

86MX9HM9+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 708951003

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Strasburg and Deer Ridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Waterford Court Open Space and Topper Woods.

Region of Waterloo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kitchener and Waterloo.

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