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Rocky Mountain House, Alberta |
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Introduction ...
Below are places that are close (or relative) to Rocky Mountain House.
This page contains seven sections:
Around Rocky Mountain House ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Red Deer. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the east of Rocky Mountain House. Red Deer has a population of 90,200 people.<1>
The next largest community is Sylvan Lake.
It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the east of Rocky Mountain House and has a population of 12,800 people.
For comparison, Rocky Mountain House has a population of 6,900 people.
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The following large communities are also in the area. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Rocky Mountain House and not the distance if you drove it.<2>
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The following is a sample of nearby communities:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Mountain House ...
Looking for more information about Rocky Mountain House? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor Tourism page. The Tourism page gives you an overview and then the links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Rocky Mountain House, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rocky Mountain House.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a new section that have been added to our Genealogy Helper Page for Rocky Mountain House.
We have a list of several cemeteries that are in the area around Rocky Mountain House. Our list includes the location of each cemetery, with the ability to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
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Airports Near Rocky Mountain House ...
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Rocky Mountain House.
| Airport Name (IATA/ICAO Code)<3> | NFDC<4>
Report | Direction | Distance |
| Rocky Mountain House Airport(YRM/CYRM) [Map] | CYRM | NNE | 3 miles [4.8 km] |
| Hespero Airport [Map] | CFB3 | ESE | 20 miles [32.2 km] |
| Rimbey Airport [Map] | CFC7 | NE | 35 miles [56.3 km] |
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would be a better fit to our travel plans.<5> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and where they are relatively close to Rocky Mountain House.
Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from Rocky Mountain House. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
Large Airports
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service
General Aviation Airports
| Airport Name (IATA/ICAO Code) | NFDC
Report | Direction | Distance |
| Rocky Mountain House Airport(YRM/CYRM) [Map] | CYRM | NNE | 3 miles [4.8 km] |
| Hespero Airport [Map] | CFB3 | ESE | 20 miles [32.2 km] |
| Rimbey Airport [Map] | CFC7 | NE | 35 miles [56.3 km] |
Additional Airport Information
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use should be considered estimates. Our population values for Rocky Mountain House were taken from various sources and although they can be traced back to Statistics Canada (StatCan), they should not be considered official. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance beginning in Rocky Mountain House. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Mountain House) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Rocky Mountain House. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Rocky Mountain House
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rocky Mountain House. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3806, Longitude: -114.9229 [Map].- Return to Citation |
| <3> | The IATA and ICAO are organizations that, amongst other functions, provide identifying codes for airports. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an airline trade organization. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an agency of the United Nations. Although the codes are similar, be careful not to confuse them. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | On an airport-by-airport basis, an NFDC report typically includes a description of airport operations, contacts, the runway(s), and radio, navigation & weather frequencies. The National Flight Data Center (NFDC) is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the purpose of collecting, validating and disseminating information about airports. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rocky Mountain House), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. - Return to Citation |
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