BowForth Park

BowForth Park is a park in Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta. BowForth Park is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Avatamsaka Monastery, as well as near the government office Calgary Catholic School Division.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Louise Bridge and Downtown West–Kerby station.

Louise Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Arch26, Public domain.

The Louise Bridge crosses the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The bridge connects Downtown West End with Memorial Drive and Kensington. It is configured with reversible lanes to accommodate higher traffic into Downtown during the early morning hours, and higher outbound traffic during the afternoon commute. Louise Bridge is situated 150 metres north of BowForth Park.

Downtown West–Kerby station

Railway station

Photo: Iamjforlife, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downtown West–Kerby station is a Calgary CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the free-fare zone on the 7 Avenue transit-only corridor. Downtown West–Kerby station is situated 310 metres southwest of BowForth Park.

Contemporary Calgary

Art gallery

Contemporary Calgary is a public contemporary art gallery located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in the former Centennial Planetarium/TELUS World of Science building in the city's downtown core, the gallery offers contemporary art programming by local, national, and international artists. Contemporary Calgary is situated 390 metres southwest of BowForth Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown West End and Hillhurst.

Downtown West End

Suburb

Photo: Arch26, Public domain.

The Downtown West End is a neighbourhood within the western portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north by the Bow River, to the east by 9th Street W, to the south by the CPR Tracks and to the west by 14th Street W.

Hillhurst

Suburb

Photo: Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hillhurst is a community located within the inner city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The boundaries of the community are 8th Avenue NW to the north, 10th Street NW to the east, the Bow River to the south, and 18th Street NW to the west.

Sunnyside

Suburb

Sunnyside is an innercity community in Calgary, Alberta located on the north side of the Bow River immediately adjacent to Calgary's downtown. The community partners with the neighbouring community of Hillhurst to form the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association.

BowForth Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude

51.0497° or 51° 2′ 59″ north

Longitude

-114.08525° or 114° 5′ 7″ west

Open location code

95372WX7+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 958539476

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Avatamsaka Monastery and Calgary Catholic School Division.

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