Richmond Hill, City in York Region, Canada
Richmond Hill is a city in the Regional Municipality of York north of Toronto in Canada. Residential neighborhoods alternate with parks and natural areas spread across the entire municipal territory.
The settlement grew from a small village established in 1873 into a larger municipality. It received city status in 2019 after expanding steadily for more than a century.
The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts presents theater productions, concerts and other events shaped by the city's diverse population. Audiences experience programs from different traditions and artistic forms that reflect the everyday life of the community.
Highways 404 and 407 connect the city to Toronto and surrounding municipalities. GO Transit offers regular train and bus services for trips across the region.
The David Dunlap Observatory houses Canada's largest optical telescope dating from 1935. Visitors can attend public observation evenings there and learn about the research carried out at the site.
Location: Regional Municipality of York
Inception: January 1, 1873
Elevation above the sea: 233 m
Shares border with: Aurora, King, Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, Vaughan
Website: http://richmondhill.ca
GPS coordinates: 43.87139,-79.43722
Latest update: December 15, 2025 04:12
David Dunlap Observatory
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Cathedral of the Transfiguration
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Splitsville Richmond Hill
4.8 kmThe Loyal True Blue and Orange Home
3.2 kmRichmond Green
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Richmond Hill Heritage Centre
603 m
Richmond Hill Pro Bowl
1.6 kmBarker Farm
4 kmCarrville Mill Dam
3.9 km
Headford United Church
3.9 km
Old Post Office
491 mTemperanceville Presbyterian Cemetery
8.3 kmM.L. McConaghy Public School
272 mHorner Cemetery
3.8 kmJames Carscadden Farmhouse
8.3 kmDominion Telegraph Building/Sanderson's House and Store
494 mDr. Duncumb's Hall
62 mGeorge Forster Log House and Barn Complex
6.8 kmWilliam Henry Legge House - Hillcrest
4.5 kmJohn Palmer Sr. House
37 mRichmond Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
214 mJacob Heise III House - Braeburn Farm
3.5 kmCrosby Hall
866 mGuild Hall
2.6 km
Richvale Library
3 kmEliza Gaby House
706 m29 Centre Street West
518 mOak Ridges Corridor Conservation Reserve
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