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Wainwright

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Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates52.84°, -110.86°

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City facts

Overview

Wainwright is a town that lies in Alberta, Canada. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 52.837°, -110.861° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,315 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter 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 Wainwright.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.8374
Longitude
-110.8613
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,031
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    112
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    111
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    109
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    85
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    84
  • Hairy Woodpecker
    Leuconotopicus villosus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    70
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    67
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    65

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

F
Frank C. Turner
Canadian actor
A
Adam Huxley
Canadian ice hockey player
D
Doug Lecuyer
Canadian ice hockey player
H
Henry Ruste
Canadian politician (1917–1993)
Lynn Seymour
Lynn Seymour
Canadian-born ballet dancer (1939–2023)
Dallas Ferguson
Dallas Ferguson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach
D
Doug Messier
Canadian ice hockey player
L
Lloyd George Reynolds
economist (1910–2005)
P
Patty Olson
Canadian volleyball player
K
Kim Dorland
Canadian painter
Bobby McMann
Bobby McMann
Canadian professional 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

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)
229
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wainwright

The buffalo of Buffalo National Park, Wainwright, Alberta
The buffalo of Buffalo National Park, Wainwright, Alberta
1961
An investigation of the Edgerton Landslide, Wainwright, Alberta
An investigation of the Edgerton Landslide, Wainwright, Alberta
Robin Wesley Tweedie · 1976
Wainwright-Vermilion area, Alberta
Hydrogeology of the Wainwright area, Alberta
D. A. Hackbarth · 1975
Wainwright (west of fourth meridian), Alberta
Survey of Wainwright
Survey of Wainwright
Alberta. Industrial Development Branch · 1960
Battleview anticline Wainwright area, Alberta : preliminary report
Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve management plan
Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve management plan
Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development · 1998

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
4807054
Population (Wikidata)
6,270
Wikidata
Q835304

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