Lorette, Manitoba, Canada: Longitudinal Centre of Canada
A big billboard with its own parking lot marks the midway point between westernmost Yukon and easternmost Newfoundland.
- Address:
- 99 Trans-Canada Hwy, Lorette, MB, Canada
- Directions:
- On the north side of Hwy 1/Trans-Canada Hwy, 29 kilometers east of downtown Winnipeg.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A giant red and white Maple Leaf sign marks the Longitudinal Centre of Canada, exactly half way between Yukon's border with Alaska and Cape Spear, Newfoundland.
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The longitudinal center runs north-south throughout Canada, but this spot along the Trans-Canada Hwy was where the most people would see a big sign.