Central address: Calgary Tower, Calgary, AB T2P, Canada
Elevation: 1047.284
Time Zone: America/Edmonton
Latitude: 51° 2' 39.5232'' N
Longitude: 114° 3' 47.3724'' W
The latitude of Calgary Tower is 51.044312, and the longitude is -114.063159. Calgary Tower is located in Calgary, Canada with the gps coordinates of 51° 2' 39.5232'' N and 114° 3' 47.3724'' W. The category of Calgary Tower is Observation Decks & Towers.
The Calgary Tower is a 190.8-meter (626 ft) free standing observation tower in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally called the Husky Tower, it was conceived as a joint venture between Marathon Realty Company Limited and Husky Oil as part of an urban renewal plan and to celebrate Canada's centennial of 1967. The tower was built at a cost of $3,500,000 and weighs approximately 10,884 tonnes, of which 60% is below ground. It opened to the public on June 30, 1968 as the tallest structure in Calgary, and the tallest in Canada outside Toronto. It was renamed the Calgary Tower in 1971.
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Latitude | 51.044312 | Longitude | -114.063159 |
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Elevation | 1047.284 | DMS Lat | 51° 2' 39.5232'' N |
DMS Lng | 114° 3' 47.3724'' W | GeoHASH | c3nfkkmdxv2jt |
UTM Zone | 11U | UTM Easting | 705861.716275121 |
UTM Northing | 5658856.73657852 | Time Zone | America/Edmonton |
Country | Canada | State | Alberta |