Bittern Lake

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

City facts

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Overview

Bittern Lake, originally named Rosenroll, is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located between Camrose and Wetaskiwin, on Highway 13. The first post office opened in the home of Ernest Roper in 1899. It was known as the Village of Rosenroll between 1904 and 1911. The present name comes from Cree Indians in the area, on account of bittern near the lake.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Alberta

• Camrose Hutterite Colony
  11.7 mi away
• Pine Haven Hutterite Colony
  11.9 mi away
• Silver Creek Hutterite Colony
  13.8 mi away
• Ohaton
  16.6 mi away
• ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ Maskwacis
  20.3 mi away
• Rosalind Hutterite Colony
  22.1 mi away
• Tofield Hutterite Colony
  25.1 mi away
• Hartland Hutterite Colony
  26.8 mi away
• Tofield
  29.8 mi away
• Collingwood Cove
  30.4 mi away
• Half Moon Lake
  31.3 mi away · pop. 87
• Falun
  32.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

White Underwing

Catocala relicta

Seen 2026-09-24

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-22

smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Seen 2026-09-21

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Seen 2026-09-20

Chickpea Milkvetch

Astragalus cicer

Seen 2026-09-20

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2026-09-19

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-19

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers