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Hinton Destination Guide

Delve into Hinton in Canada

Hinton in the region of Alberta with its 9,889 residents is located in Canada - some 1,931 mi or ( 3108 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hinton

Local time in Hinton is now 05:56 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Edmonton " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: and Entrance. While being here, you might want to check out Entrance . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Hinton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Big Valley Jamboree Small Town Saturday Night - HINTON

2:00 min by TownofHinton
Views: 2289 Rating: 5.00

Big Valley Jamboree Small Town Saturday Night contest entry from the Town of Hinton. Thanks to everyone who helped our video reflect the energy of our town! Music by The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra ..

Test Video

1:03 min by seajems626
Views: 100 Rating: 0.00

Carolyne's Home ..


Sand Dunes

9:59 min by webbydeber
Views: 69 Rating: 5.00

A weekend at the sand dunes. Red neck swing, quadding (in the water, too), biking, beer can knife, and one quad injury, and fun at the camp ..

On to the Alaskan Highway Nboersma's photos around Hinton, Canada (alaska highway from hinton)

2:30 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 60 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Nboersma's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hinton, Alberta railway station

The Hinton railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Hinton, Alberta. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week in each direction as a flag stop (48 hours advance notice required). The station was opened in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. In 2003 the station building was moved to its current location where it is becoming part of an historical display.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.40 -117.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Canadian National Railway stations in Alberta, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations in Alberta, Hinton, Alberta, Railway stations opened in 1911, Via Rail stations in Alberta

Drinnan, Alberta

Drinnan is a former village in western Alberta, Canada. It was incorporated as a village on January 1, 1957, but amalgamated with Hinton three months later on April 1, 1957. The former Village of Drinnan, commonly referred to now as the Hardisty District, is located in the valley portion of Hinton north of Canadian National Railway and south of the Athabasca River, approximately 5 km east of Hinton’s original townsite.

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Located at 53.42 -117.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former municipalities in Alberta

Entrance, Alberta

Entrance is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Yellowhead County, located on Highway 40, 61 kilometres northwest of Jasper.

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Located at 53.37 -117.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Yellowhead County, Alberta

Hinton train collision

The Hinton train collision was a railway accident that occurred on February 8, 1986. Twenty-three people were killed in a collision between a Canadian National Railway freight train and a Via Rail passenger train. It was the most lethal Canadian rail disaster since the Dugald accident of 1947. It was surmised that the accident was a result of the crew of the freight train becoming incapacitated, and the resulting investigations revealed serious flaws in CN's employee practices.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.48 -117.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1986 in Canada, Disasters in Alberta, Hinton, Alberta, Rail transport in Alberta, Railway accidents in 1986, Railway accidents in Canada, Yellowhead County, Alberta

Fiddle Range

The Fiddle Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located south of Highway 16 on the east border of Jasper National Park, Canada. This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

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Located at 53.20 -117.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Canadian Rockies, Mountain ranges of Alberta