Winnipeg The Forks

Winnipeg The Forks is a monitoring station in Manitoba, Prairies. Winnipeg The Forks is situated nearby to the hotel Inn at the Forks, as well as near the theater building Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

Type: Monitoring station
Description: Meteorological Service of Canada’s station for Winnipeg The Forks (MSC ID: 5023262), Manitoba, Canada
Also known as: “Winnipeg (The Forks)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manitoba Children’s Museum and Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Manitoba Children’s Museum

Museum

Photo: Ccyyrree, CC0.

The Manitoba Children's Museum is a non-profit, charitable children's museum located at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba Children’s Museum is situated 140 metres southeast of Winnipeg The Forks.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Museum

Photo: Sahagun Ethan, CC BY 4.0.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference… Canadian Museum for Human Rights is situated 260 metres northwest of Winnipeg The Forks.

Union Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976. Union Railway Station is situated 330 metres west of Winnipeg The Forks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winnipeg and Downtown.

Winnipeg

Photo: ajbatac, CC BY 2.0.

Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.

Downtown

Suburb

Photo: emples, CC BY 2.0.

Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.

Exchange District

Neighborhood

Photo: Interlaker, CC0.

The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.

Winnipeg The Forks

Category: weather station
Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.88851° or 49° 53′ 19″ north

Longitude

-97.12967° or 97° 7′ 47″ west

Elevation

230 metres (755 feet)

Operator

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Open location code

86X4VVQC+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 96860363

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

Wikidata ID

Q61067149

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Satellite Map

Discover Winnipeg The Forks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Winnipeg The Forks” goes by many names.

French: “Winnipeg The Forks”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inn at the Forks and Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

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