Ralston
in Alberta, Canada
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Medicine Hat Airport (25 mi) - Lethbridge County Airport (84 mi)
- Kindersley Airport (123 mi)
- Dinosaur Provincial Park (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Redcliff Riverview Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Bow Island Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.250 and -111.168 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 15' 0" and W -111° 10' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:04 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:07 am and 4:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ralston
Ralston in Alberta is located in Canada about 1,662 mi (or 2,675 km) west of Ottawa, the country's capital.
Local time in Ralston is now 10:04 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Edmonton with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 3 airports in the wider vicinity of Ralston. The closest airport in Canada is Medicine Hat Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Canada is Dinosaur Provincial Park in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad and Havre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -1°C / 30 °F
| Morning Temperature | -4°C / 25 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Night Temperature | -6°C / 20 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 13% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
-7°C (19 °F)
-11°C (12 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
-2°C (28 °F)
-5°C (24 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
-2°C (28 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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BATUS Freeskate_03 Pt1
Just here killing some time with Richie and the other guys during a free skate session in Ralston Village, BATUS :D. Another bretherin Provi came down to do his thing as well as its his first...
BATUS Hockey League - Flames vs Flyers Pt6
First game against the flyers in the BATUS Hockey League, having quite a few first years, we thought we'd take it easey on them while giving our first years more ice time, as all other teams...
British Army Awesome Harlem Shake!
Boosting Morale! Boats and Hoes!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Suffield, Alberta
Suffield is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) approximately 32 km northwest of Medicine Hat.
Experimental Station Suffield
The military research facility located 5 km north of Suffield, Alberta, operated under the name of the Experimental Station Suffield (or the Field Experimental Station) from its inception into 1941 to its renaming to the Suffield Experimental Station in 1950.
Suffield Experimental Station
The military research facility located 5 km north of Suffield, Alberta, operated under the name of the Suffield Experimental Station from 1950 to its renaming to the Defence Research Establishment Suffield in 1967.
Defence Research Establishment Suffield
The military research facility located 5 km north of Suffield, Alberta, operated under the name of the Defence Research Establishment Suffield from 1967 to its renaming to DRDC Suffield in 2000.
Ralston, Alberta
The Crown Village of Ralston is located on CFB Suffield within Cypress County in southern Alberta, Canada, approximately 3 km north of the Hamlet of Suffield. Approval was given in August 1947 for the construction of 60 prefabricated housing units for scientists, technologists, and military personnel working at the Suffield Experimental Station at a site named after the Honourable J.L. Ralston. Due to delays, major construction did not complete until 1953.
DRDC Suffield
DRDC Suffield is a major Canadian military research facility located 5 km north of Suffield, Alberta and is one of seven centres making up Defence Research and Development Canada.
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