Alberta, Canada · North America
Grande Prairie sits on the route: 10 minutes from Westlake.
Grande Prairie is a town located in Alberta, Canada. With a population of 70,385, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Grande Prairie sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Edmonton time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Grande Prairie to your route.
Grande Prairie is a city in northwestern Alberta, Canada, within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), approximately 456 kilometres (283 mi) northwest of the provincial capital,Read more
Edmonton. The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.
Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2016, with a population of 63,166, and was one of Canada's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006, and Canada's northernmost city with more than 50,000 people.
The city has adopted the trumpeter swan as its official symbol due to its proximity to the bird's migration route and its summer nesting grounds. For that reason, Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the Swan City. The dinosaur has also emerged as an unofficial symbol of the city due to paleontological discoveries in the areas north and west of Grande Prairie.
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Grande Prairie is located in Alberta, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 55.1667 latitude, -118.8027 longitude.
Grande Prairie has a population of approximately 70,385 people, making it a town in Canada.
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Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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