Hay River
in Northwest Territories, Canada

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
60.816 and -115.800 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 60° 48' 55" and W -115° 47' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - CAD
Spoken languages:
English, French, Inuktitut
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:17 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: America/Yellowknife
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:31 am and 9:48 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Canada in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32

Discover Hay River

Hay River in Northwest Territories with it's 3,400 citizens is a city in Canada about 1,929 mi (or 3,104 km) north-west of Ottawa, the country's capital city.

Local time in Hay River is now 10:17 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Yellowknife with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 5 airports in the vicinity of Hay River. The closest airport in Canada is Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yellowknife, , , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature -0°C / 31 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 52%
Air Pressure 1026 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 6% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

5°C (42 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

9°C (48 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

C-46 from Buffalo Air landing, A drive around Hay River NWT

Published: June 26, 2012
Length: 30:37 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Crazylogie

Well this was shot a month or two ago while I was in NWT.. I miss it up there . had a great time Thanks again Tbear !! Thanks for watching.


Mr. Morin on Hay River Canada Day 2008

Published: December 18, 2008
Length: 33:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Phcenix

buddy pottie giving it his best.


Hay River breakup 2012.

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 04:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 3000w2p

Downstream, the river is jammed. No serious flooding this year.


Trapline in Northern Canada Hay River N.W.T. with a Gopro

Published: June 30, 2014
Length: 39:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: nwtkid

Just trying to capture some of the culture up in Northern Canada.


Takeoff from Hay River Airport

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 02:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 3000w2p

Very smooth Buffalo flight in a Douglas DC-3 from Hay River Airport over Great Slave Lake.


Hay River breakup, May 2012

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 07:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 3000w2p


To many lmnop's for my laptop pologize

Published: April 28, 2012
Length: 29:32 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Crazylogie

Well I shot a bunch of video and can't edit it cause my laptop is carp FFs. So I beg my pars and will use my iPhone for now till I de choochify my lmnop's I am loving it here in hay river...


hayriver1 2012 11 23 1

Published: November 27, 2012
Length: 04:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: creaseviolator

Hay River Rec Hockey Tournament Ben Sivertz Arena Hay River, NT 2012-11-23 Fort Providence vs WIMPS.


Path of Trees

Published: December 24, 2011
Length: 01:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: IN BAD TASTE

Free album w/ Path of Trees download: http://soundcloud.com/inbadtaste/sets/in-bad-taste/ Mathew Balsillie: Beats, Synth / Keyboards, Bass Guitar & Mixing Lyndon Dow: Electric / Nylon Guitars...


Belle & Max ~ April 8 _ 2012

Published: April 08, 2012
Length: 52:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jessepaulepelonkarp

Belle & Max on the Hay River. NT - a Gorgeous Winter Day!


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Hay River, Northwest Territories

Hay River, known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:60|48|45|N|115|47|20|W|type:airport | |name=New town }} and an old town {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:60|51|13|N|115|44|19|W|type:airport | |name=Old town }} with the Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport between them.

Located at 60.8125, -115.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Communities in the South Slave Region, Towns in the Northwest Territories, Hudson's Bay Company trading posts

Diamond Jenness Secondary School

Diamond Jenness Secondary School is a high school in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. The school is overseen by the Hay River District Education Authority, and administered as part of the South Slave Divisional Education Council.

Located at 60.8106, -115.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in the Northwest Territories

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