York University Heights, Toronto

Name: York University Heights
Address: Toronto, Canada

#765 among attractions in Toronto

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York University Heights, also known as Northwood Park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Toronto's northernmost neighbourhoods, located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York. The neighbourhood is so named because it contains the main campus of York University. This area is most popular with immigrants of Italian and Chinese descent who have established communities in the area. It is located between Sheppard Avenue and Steeles Avenue east of Black Creek. ()

Coordinates: 43°45'43"N, 79°30'0"W

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North York (York Univeristy Heights)Toronto Canada

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York University Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Black Creek Pioneer Village, Aviva Centre, Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, York University Libraries.

1.2 miNW
19th-century living history museum
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto
32 min walk • Black Creek Pioneer Village, previously Dalziel Pioneer Park, is an open-air heritage museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The village is located in the North York district of Toronto, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection.
0.9 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Aviva Centre, Toronto
23 min walk • Aviva Centre, formerly Rexall Centre, is a tennis stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 12,500-capacity Stadium Court is the largest stadium at the tennis complex.
1 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, Toronto
27 min walk • The Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, formerly known as the York University Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by York University. It is located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
0.8 miN
Library
York University Libraries, Toronto
20 min walk • York University Libraries is the library system of York University in Toronto, Ontario. The four main libraries and one archives contain more than 2,500,000 volumes.
1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Yorkgate Mall, Toronto
26 min walk • Toronto has several shopping malls across the city, including five major luxury malls that are among the largest and profitable in Canada. The first enclosed shopping mall in Toronto was the Toronto Arcade in the downtown core.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Jane and Finch, Toronto
24 min walk • Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in the northwest end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the district of North York. Centred at the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue West, the area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Black Creek to the east, Sheppard Avenue to the south, and Steeles Avenue to the north.
1.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Ice rink
Canlan Ice Sports, Toronto
29 min walk • Canlan Sports – York is an ice hockey arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation. It is the main ice rink at York University, as the home of the York Lions men's and women's varsity hockey teams. It is also the home of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation.
1.1 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Toronto Track and Field Centre, Toronto
28 min walk • The Toronto Track and Field Centre is a city-owned athletic training centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1998 it was called Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. It is located at York University's Keele campus in the north-west section of the city.
1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Tait McKenzie Centre, Toronto
26 min walk • The Tait McKenzie Centre is an athletic facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at York University. The building is named for R. Tait McKenzie, a renowned sculptor, doctor, soldier, physical educator, and athlete.
0.9 miN
Sport venue, Sport
York Lions Stadium, Toronto
24 min walk • York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and York United of the Canadian Premier League.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Alumni Field, Toronto
30 min walk • Alumni Field is an outdoor football, rugby and soccer stadium located at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the former home of the York Lions. The stadium was known as York Stadium prior to 2017.