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Magnetic Hill (Canada)
The Magnetic Hill is an example of a gravity hill, a type of optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain. It is located at the northwestern edge (in the Magnetic Hill, New Brunswick, Magnetic Hill Area) of the city of Moncton in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The general area is at the base of a ridge named "Lutes Mountain, New Brunswick, Lutes Mountain", which rises several hundred feet above the surrounding Petitcodiac River valley. History In the 19th century, a cart path was built from the city in the south onto the ridge. The path was subsequently expanded during the early 20th century and during the age of the automobile, ca. 1931, it was noticed that at one point near the base of the ridge when driving south, motorists were required to accelerate in order to prevent rolling backward (i.e., what appears to be uphill). The novelty became known as "Magnetic Hill" and was more-or-less an amusing local attraction for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic Hill, New Brunswick
Magnetic Hill is a Canadian neighbourhood in the north-west area of Moncton, New Brunswick. Magnetic Hill is located around the intersection of Route 126 and Route 2. Magnetic Hill is partially within the community of Lutes Mountain. History ''See History of Moncton and Timeline of Moncton history'' The name Magnetic Hill was taken from the area surrounding the Magnetic Hill Phenomenon.Neighbourhood in Moncton Moncton New Brunswick. Places of note See also * * |
Bananaphone
__NOTOC__ ''Bananaphone'' is a children's album released by Raffi and Michael Creber in 1994. The album is best known for its title track, which uses puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" (a peel) and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone. The song "C-A-N-A-D-A" was originally recorded by Stompin' Tom Connors under the title "Cross Canada". The album was certified Gold by the CRIA in March 2002. Track listing # "Bananaphone" (Creber, Raffi) 3:12 # "Shake a Toe" (Creber, Raffi) 2:20 # "The World We Love" (Creber, Raffi) 3:23 # "Slow Day" (Creber, Raffi) 3:25 # "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" (Hubbard, Silversher) 4:07 # "Naturally" (Creber, Raffi) 3:04 # "Spring Flowers" nstrumental(Raffi) 2:40 # "C-A-N-A-D-A" ( Connors) 2:50 # "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) 3:25 # "First Peoples" (Creber, Raffi) 4:37 # "Dee Myth" nstrumental(Raffi) 2:21 # "Cowlit Night" (Raffi) 3:21 # "The Gorilla Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Attractions In Moncton
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be domestic (within the traveller's own country) or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, but slowly recovered until the COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parks In Moncton
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadside Attractions In Canada
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Roadside may refer to: * Road verge, a strip of greenery between a road and a sidewalk *Shoulder (road), an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road *Roadside, Caithness, Scotland, a village * ''Roadside'' (film), a 2013 American horror film * ''Roadside'' (musical), a 2001 off-Broadway musical *''Roadside'', a 1930 play by Lynn Riggs; basis for the musical *"Roadside", a song by The Game from ''Born 2 Rap'' *"Roadside", a song by Rise Against from ''The Sufferer & the Witness'' *''The Roadside'', an EP by Billy Idol See also *Minffordd (Welsh for "roadside"), a Welsh village *Roadside attraction A roadside attraction is a feature along the side of a road meant to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere, rather than actually being a destination. They are frequently advertised with billboards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravity Hills
In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the strong interaction, 1036 times weaker than the electromagnetic force and 1029 times weaker than the weak interaction. As a result, it has no significant influence at the level of subatomic particles. However, gravity is the most significant interaction between objects at the macroscopic scale, and it determines the motion of planets, stars, galaxies, and even light. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects, and the Moon's gravity is responsible for sublunar tides in the oceans (the corresponding antipodal tide is caused by the inertia of the Earth and Moon orbiting one another). Gravity also has many important biological functions, helping to guide the growth of plants through the process of gravitropism and influencing the circul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravity Hill
A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uphill slope. Thus, a car left out of gear will appear to be rolling uphill against gravity. Hundreds of gravity hills are recognized worldwide. The slope of gravity hills is an optical illusion, although sites are often accompanied by claims that magnetic or supernatural forces are at work. The most important factor contributing to the illusion is a completely or mostly obstructed horizon. Without a horizon, it becomes difficult for a person to judge the slope of a surface, as a reliable reference is missing. Objects which one would normally assume to be more or less perpendicular to the ground, such as trees, may be leaning, offsetting the visual reference. A 2003 study looked into how the absence of a horizon can skew the perspective on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Magnetic Hills
This is a list of gravity hills and magnetic hills around the world. A gravity hill is a place where a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope due to the layout of the surrounding land, creating the optical illusion that water flows uphill or that a car left out of gear will roll uphill. Many of these sites have no specific name and are often called just "Gravity Hill", "Magnetic Hill", "Magic Road" or something similar. Argentina *Buenos Aires Province: ''El camino misterioso'', just outside Tandil. coordinates: * Chubut: On ''ruta provincial'' 12, connecting Gualjaina to Esquel. coordinates: *Jujuy: Locality ''Las Lajitas'', on ''ruta provincial'' 56, between La Mendieta and Carahunco. coordinates: Armenia *Aragatsotn Province: On the road to Lake Kari, on Mount Aragats.coordinates: Australia * Bowen Mountain, New South Wales: Bowen Mountain Road, shortly after turnoff from Grose Vale Road. Known as Magnetic Mountain. Hill starts at intersection of Bowen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Mountain (New Brunswick)
Magic Mountain (french: Parc aquatique Magic Mountain), is mainly a water park, which is located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is part of the Magnetic Hill tourist site. The park is the largest man-made tourist attraction in Atlantic Canada. History The park was created as an addition to the growing tourist site of Magnetic Hill, which already consisted of the hill itself, and the Magnetic Hill Zoo. Construction on the park commenced on August 12, 1986 and through the efforts of more than 600 construction workers it was completed in less than a year, opening on June 26, 1987. It requires more than of water to operate which is heated by propane heaters with a capacity of almost 7 million BTUs (7.4 gigajoules). In 1999 the park came under new ownership and since then several improvements have been made to the park. A children's "Splash pad", two new children's slides and two new body slides named "Pipeline" and "Sidewinder" were constructed. Other developments include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic Hill Zoo
The Magnetic Hill Zoo (french: le Zoo de Magnetic Hill, formerly the Magnetic Hill Game Farm) is a zoo located adjacent to Magnetic Hill and the Magic Mountain in the Magnetic Hill Area of Moncton, New Brunswick. The zoo has over 400 animals, making it the largest zoo in Atlantic Canada. In 2008, the zoo was rated fourth on a list of Canada's top ten zoos. The zoo has been accredited member of the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) since 1993. History The Magnetic Hill Zoo began as the Magnetic Hill Game Farm in 1953. Originally, the game farm was home to orphaned and injured indigenous species like owls, bears, and deer. The city of Moncton took over the park in 1979 and began acquiring more exotic species which served as a catalyst for the renaming the farm to Magnetic Hill Zoo. In 1995, the zoo began a expansion called the African Oasis. At the same time, the zoo also expanded by adding the Primate Conservation Centre, frog bog, the koi pond, bird garden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic Hill Concert Site
Magnetic Hill Concert Site is a live music venue in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of the largest music venues in Canada. Originally built in 1984 for Pope John Paul II to hold a papal mass during his tour of Canada, the site was redesigned in the 1990s as a concert venue. The site has hosted annual or biennial summer concerts since the mid-2000s. Additional permanent infrastructure was installed following the 2005 concert headlined by The Rolling Stones. In 2011 a concert headlined by U2 saw the first use of the marketing term Magnetic Hill Music Festival. See also * List of events in Greater Moncton *Magnetic Hill * Strawberry Fields, a proposed rock festival to be held in Greater Moncton Greater Moncton () is a census metropolitan area comprising Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe in New Brunswick, Canada. Population Greater Moncton has a population of 157,717 (2021). Migration is mostly from other areas of New Brunswick (especiall ... in 1970 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gravity Hills
This is a list of gravity hills and magnetic hills around the world. A gravity hill is a place where a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope due to the layout of the surrounding land, creating the optical illusion that water flows uphill or that a car left out of gear will roll uphill. Many of these sites have no specific name and are often called just "Gravity Hill", "Magnetic Hill", "Magic Road" or something similar. Argentina *Buenos Aires Province: ''El camino misterioso'', just outside Tandil. coordinates: * Chubut: On ''ruta provincial'' 12, connecting Gualjaina to Esquel. coordinates: *Jujuy: Locality ''Las Lajitas'', on ''ruta provincial'' 56, between La Mendieta and Carahunco. coordinates: Armenia *Aragatsotn Province: On the road to Lake Kari, on Mount Aragats.coordinates: Australia * Bowen Mountain, New South Wales: Bowen Mountain Road, shortly after turnoff from Grose Vale Road. Known as Magnetic Mountain. Hill starts at intersection of Bowen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
