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Bassano

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates50.79°, -112.47°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. Bassano maps to 50.788°, -112.466° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,376 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Bassano.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7879
Longitude
-112.4659
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,690
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Swainson's Hawk
    Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    98
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    88
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    85
  • Western Meadowlark
    Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
    83
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    81
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    73
  • Ring-billed Gull
    Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
    66
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    60

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.9
Largest event
2014-09-12

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Brian Maloney
Brian Maloney
Canadian ice hockey player
A
Arno Doerksen
Canadian politician
Jason Hale
Jason Hale
Alberta politician
J
Jim Henshaw
Canadian actor
J
Joseph B. Martin
Canadian neurologist
L
Lewis Clark
Canadian politician
Mark Marquess
Mark Marquess
Canadian ice hockey player (1925-2015)
V
Victor Doerksen
Canadian politician
R
Rick May
American voice and theatre actor (1940-2020)
W
William Baerg
Canadian choir conductor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.77
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,376

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
69
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bassano

The Bassano region of Alberta
Henry R. Fast · 1974
Surficial Geology of Bassano (Gleichen East Half), Alberta
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1965
Survey of Bassano
Survey of Bassano
Alberta. Industrial Development Branch · 1963
A gravel and sand aquifer in the Bassano-Gem region, Alberta
Vernon Albert Carlson · 1969
Report on a review of Alberta Environment's position on the repair of Bassano Dam
Alberta. Environmental Engineering Support Services. Planning Division. Southern Region. · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
4802039
Population (Wikidata)
1,206
Wikidata
Q773061

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012