Railway Parkette

Railway Parkette is a park in Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario. Railway Parkette is situated nearby to Grace Lawrence Parkette, as well as near Junction Parkette.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include David Dunlap Observatory and Langstaff GO Station.

David Dunlap Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The David Dunlap Observatory is an astronomical observatory site in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1935, it was owned and operated by the University of Toronto until 2008. David Dunlap Observatory is situated 1½ km north of Railway Parkette.

Langstaff GO Station

Railway station

Photo: Secondarywaltz, Public domain.

Langstaff GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Richmond Hill line train service and is a planned station on the Ontario Northlander. Langstaff GO Station is situated 1¼ km south of Railway Parkette.

Hillcrest Mall

Shopping center

Photo: Raysonho, CC0.

Hillcrest Mall, or Hillcrest, is a 54,419-square-metre enclosed shopping centre located in the city of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Carrville Road. It has 135 shops, services, and restaurants. Hillcrest Mall is situated 1 km northwest of Railway Parkette.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langstaff and Thornhill.

Langstaff

Neighborhood

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Langstaff is a residential area at the tripoint of the cities of Richmond Hill, Markham, and Vaughan in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Located near Highway 7 and Yonge Street, the homes in the area date to the 1960s and 1970s. Langstaff is situated 2½ km south of Railway Parkette.

Thornhill

Suburb

Photo: Pakx2, Public domain.

Thornhill is a suburban district in the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The western portion of Thornhill is within the City of Vaughan and its eastern portion is within the City of Markham, with Yonge Street forming the boundary between Vaughan and Markham. Thornhill is situated 3½ km south of Railway Parkette.

Richmond Hill

Photo: CCC2012, CC0.

Richmond Hill is a city in Southern Ontario in the central portion of York Region. It's part of the Greater Toronto Area, about 20 km north of the downtown core of Toronto.

Railway Parkette

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

43.84799° or 43° 50′ 53″ north

Longitude

-79.42822° or 79° 25′ 42″ west

Open location code

87M2RHXC+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 830371227

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grace Lawrence Parkette and Junction Parkette.

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