Culross, Manitoba Explained

Culross
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Culross in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Pembina Valley
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 9
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Rural Municipality of Grey Council
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Branden Leslie
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Lauren Stone
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:49.7142°N -97.9111°W
Area Code:204
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank1 Info:062H12
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:GAFYV

Culross is an unincorporated community in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) west of Winnipeg[1] on Manitoba Highway 2 in the Rural Municipality of Grey.

The community was named for Culross, Fife, Scotland.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances . nrcan.gc.ca . 2011-10-24 . 2012-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416173846/http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geographical-name/search/distance-result.php?unique_id_str_1=GAFYV&unique_id_str_2=GBEIN . 2014-04-16 .
  2. Book: Geographic Board of Canada. Place-names of Manitoba. 1933. J. O. Patenaude, acting King's printer. Ottawa. 2027/mdp.39015027929515?urlappend=%3Bseq=28. 26. 11 October 2017.