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Waiparous

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Air quality index

36Good
Land area0.41 km²
Coordinates51.28°, -114.84°

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City facts

Area
0.41 km²
Official website
www.waiparous.ca

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Waiparous is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 40, at the crossing of Waiparous Creek, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) of driving west of Cochrane.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.2837
Longitude
-114.8382
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
36
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,376
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,524
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    814
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    627
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    614
  • Gray Jay
    Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    482
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch
    Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    460
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    455
  • Mountain Chickadee
    Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves
    439

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2021-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
162
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Waiparous

Water quality study of Waiparous Creek, Fallentimber Creek and Ghost River
Water quality study of Waiparous Creek, Fallentimber Creek and Ghost River
Daniel Andrews · 2006
Ghost rock
Ghost rock
Joe Josephson · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
4815030
Population (Wikidata)
49
Wikidata
Q7960273

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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
  • • NASA EONET
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012