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Canada's Wonderland
Canada's premier amusement park near Toronto with over 200 attractions including 17 roller coasters.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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King
Ontario, Canada · North America
About King
King is worth a stop: 10 minutes from King City, 14km from Canada's Wonderland.
King is in Ontario, Canada, with about 7,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is King City, about 6 km away.
The King City weather radar station (ICAO site identifier CASKR (CWKR prior to 2021)) is a weather radar located in King City, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Environment Canada and is part of the Canadian weather radar network, for which it is the primary research station.
The 16.45 hectare site is listed at anRead more
elevation of 360 m, and the tower is 27 m tall.
Mounted on the tower was a 5 cm weather radar, and a C-band dual-polarization radar system, installed at the site in 2004, which was replaced during the modernization program of Canadian weather radar network of 2021 by an S band (10 cm), dual-polarization radar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near King?
Within an hour or so of King: Canada's Wonderland (14 km), Toronto Zoo (36 km), Royal Ontario Museum (37 km), CN Tower (39 km).
Where is King?
King is in Ontario, Canada, about 6 km from King City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,970
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Coordinates
- 43.9651, -79.5901
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Essential numbers in Canada
CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.
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Worth the detour from King
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Toronto Zoo
Canada's largest zoo spanning 287 hectares with over 5,000 animals organized by geographic region.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, topped by Daniel Libeskind's dramatic crystalline extension.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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CN Tower
Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Toronto's spectacular aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with a stunning underwater tunnel and 20,000 aquatic animals.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Canadian Automotive Museum
Museum celebrating Canadian motoring heritage with a collection of rare Canadian-built cars in Oshawa.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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