Avens
Avens is a social service facility in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada. Avens is situated nearby to the community center Baker Community Centre, as well as near Calvery Community Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Log School House and Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
Log School House
Historic building
Photo: Arctic.gnome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The first building used as a school in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is currently located on Franklin Avenue at the south end of New Town, the city's downtown section. Log School House is situated 400 metres northeast of Avens.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: WinterCity296, Public domain.
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is the Government of the Northwest Territories' museum and archives. Located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, the PWNHC acquires and manages objects and archival materials that represent the cultures… Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is situated 730 metres north of Avens.
Yellowknife Post Office
Post office
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Post Office building for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, serving the X1A postal codes, is located at the southwest corner of 49th Street and Franklin Avenue. Yellowknife Post Office is situated 1 km northeast of Avens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yellowknife and Dettah.
Yellowknife
Photo: Sharingknowledge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yellowknife is the capital city of the Northwest Territories, on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, on Yellowknife Bay. Yellowknife is the main entry point for visitors to NWT.
Dettah
Village
Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dettah sometimes spelled incorrectly as Detah, is a First Nations community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just southeast of the capital of Yellowknife, it is a 6.5 km drive from that city by ice road across the north arm of Great Slave Lake in winter or a 27 km drive via the Ingraham Trail, year-round. Dettah is situated 6 km southeast of Avens.
Avens
- Type: Social service facility
- Category: residential area
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.44986° or 62° 26′ 60″ northLongitude
-114.38319° or 114° 22′ 60″ westOpen location code
95J7CJX8+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 900511574OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=social_facilityOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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