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Hay Lakes

Albertavillage

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Elevation770 m
Land area0.59 km²
Coordinates53.20°, -113.06°

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City facts

Elevation
770 m
Area
0.59 km²
Official website
www.villageofhaylakes.com

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hay Lakes is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 21, approximately 32 km (20 mi) north of Camrose and 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Edmonton. Hay Lakes was pioneered and settled primarily by immigrants from Sweden and Norway. Hay Lakes' founding pioneer was James McKernan who established a telegraph station in the area in 1876. In 1911 the Canadian National Railway began its Edmonton to Calgary line which ran through Hay Lakes. Hay Lakes was incorporated as a village in 1928. It was known as the Village of Hay Lake between 1928 and 1932.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.1972
Longitude
-113.0552
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
33,782
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,174
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,140
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    993
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    777
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    755
  • Northern Shoveler
    Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    747
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    702
  • American Coot
    Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    700

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2026-04-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,282

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
167
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hay Lakes

Hay-Zama Wildland Park management plan
Hay-Zama Wildland Park management plan
Alberta. Alberta Community Development · 2002
Integrated resource inventory of the East Beaver Lake assessment area
Integrated resource inventory of the East Beaver Lake assessment area
W. K. Hay · 1985
Canada
Canada
Stephen Birnbaum · 1979
Mackenzie Highway Anniversary Ride—Yellowknife by BMW in 1982
Mackenzie Highway Anniversary Ride—Yellowknife by BMW in 1982
Derrick King · 2016

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
4810014
Population (Wikidata)
456
Wikidata
Q958471

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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