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Delve into Eastend in Canada
Eastend in the region of Saskatchewan is a city in Canada - some 1,560 mi or ( 2510 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital .
Current time in Eastend is now 10:01 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Regina " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Chinook, and Fort Benton. While being here, make sure to check out Billings . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Eastend ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Visiting Eastend Saskatchewan
As part of the Cypress Hills Destination Area this video showcases the many attractions that Eastend Saskatchewan has to offer. ..
Living in Eastend
showcases the lifestyle available in Eastend Saskatchewan ..
A Christmas Message for the Southwest
www.mylocaltv.ca MLA Wayne Elhard shares a special message during the holiday season ..
SaskEnergy Makes a Big Investment
www.mylocaltv.ca The T-Rex Discovery Centre is benefiting from an investment made by Sask Energy. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Eastend, Saskatchewan
Eastend is a town in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated approximately 55 kilometres north from the Montana border and 85 kilometres from the Alberta border. The town is best known for the nearby discovery of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Scotty" in 1994. The town has used the discovery of this fossil as the main centrepiece in the construction of a museum called the T. rex Discovery Centre, which opened on May 30, 2000.
Located at 49.52 -108.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Eastend Formation
The Eastend Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Maastrichtian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the town of Eastend, and was first described in outcrop around the settlement by L.S. Russell in 1932. The type locality was later defined south-west of the town by W.O. Kupsch in 1956.
Located at 49.50 -108.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Frenchman Formation
The Frenchman Formation is a division of Upper Cretaceous rocks found in Saskatchewan, Canada. More accurately described as Late Maastrichtian, these rocks contain the youngest of dinosaur genera, much like the Hell Creek Formation in the United States. The formation was defined by G.M. Furnival in 1942 from observations of outcrops along the Frenchman River in Saskatchewan, between Ravenscrag and Highway 37.
Located at 49.49 -108.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Cypress Hills Formation
The Cypress Hills Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Oligocene age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the Cypress Hills, and was first described in outcrops on the slopes of the Cypress Hills by M.Y. Williams and W.S. Dyer in 1930. Type localities are found at Anxiety Butte in south-western Saskatchewan, as well as hill slopes in south-eastern Alberta.
Located at 49.59 -108.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Cypress (former Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)
Cypress is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Gull Lake". Since the district encompassed most of the Saskatchewan side of the Cypress Hills, the riding was renamed "Cypress" in 1917. Redrawn and renamed "Shaunavon" before 1934, the constituency was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.
Located at 49.60 -108.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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