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Joffre

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Total population

171

Coordinates52.34°, -113.54°

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City facts

Overview

Joffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 11, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Red Deer.

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History & geography

History

The community name was originally a Post Office named in 1918 after Marshal J. J. C. Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied army 1915–1917. Previously it had been named "Blades" after a local family of pioneers.

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Geography

Latitude
52.3359
Longitude
-113.5370
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)
122,974
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,076
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    4,723
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,988
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,977
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    3,510
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    3,273
  • Downy Woodpecker
    Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,140
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,947

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2019-03-04

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,315

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
136
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Joffre

An Assessment of the ambient air quality in the vicinity of the Alberta Gas Ethylene plant near Joffre, April 1 to June 25, 1980
Alberta. Air Quality Control Branch · 1981

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library