Woodlands, Manitoba
Place in Manitoba, Canada
50°12′26″N 97°39′36″W / 50.20722°N 97.66000°W / 50.20722; -97.66000R0C 3H0
Woodlands is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Winnipeg.
Woodlands was named by D. Porteus, for the surrounding lands to the north, west and east which are wooded. The post office was established in 1874.[1]
Environment Canada's weather radar station that serves the Winnipeg area is located in Woodlands.[2] Woodlands is also home to the Woodlands Pioneer Museum.[3]
References
- ^ Geographical Names of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Conservation. 2000.
- ^ Canada, Environment (April 16, 2013). "Weather Radar - Woodlands, MB - Environment Canada". weather.gc.ca. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Woodlands Pioneer Museum (Woodlands, RM of Woodlands)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
External links
- Weather Radar - Woodlands, Manitoba
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Division No. 14, Manitoba (South Interlake)
- Argyle
- Balmoral
- Erinview
- Grosse Isle (part)
- Gunton
- Komarno
- Lake Francis
- Marquette
- Reaburn
- Stony Mountain
- Warren
- Woodlands
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