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Birchcliff

Albertavillage

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Elevation946 m
Land area1.03 km²
Coordinates52.37°, -114.13°

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City facts

Area
1.03 km²
Official website
www.sylvansummervillages.ca/birchcliff.php

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Birchcliff is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Sylvan Lake, north of Jarvis Bay Provincial Park.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.3652
Longitude
-114.1270
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
35,213
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,024
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,643
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,293
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    1,287
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    988
  • Downy Woodpecker
    Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    886
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    782
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    725

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2021-10-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

T
Tyler Steenbergen
Canadian ice hockey player

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

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,104 ft (946 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,258

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
38
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Birchcliff, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Camping with friends (5061043713) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miNature (5061654240) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miNature (5061042775) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miCamping with friends (5061043867) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miNature (5063969366) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miDragonfly (5065143917) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miNature (5063358439) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miDragonfly (5065680895) — Birchcliff, Canada2.3 miStorm over Sylvan Lake - panoramio — Birchcliff, Canada2.4 miSunset Over Sylvan Lake — Birchcliff, Canada3.8 miSunset Over Sylvan Lake Wikivoyage banner — Birchcliff, Canada3.8 miLight in the Dark (Unsplash) — Birchcliff, Canada4.2 miSylvan Lake town — Birchcliff, Canada4.4 miKuusamo Alberta Grain Elevator (10063866943) — Birchcliff, Canada5.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
4808023
Population (Wikidata)
117
Wikidata
Q4915714

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

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