Elk Lake

Elk Lake is a large lake located in Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park in Saanich, British Columbia. Elk Lake and Beaver Lake are actually one lake as a shallow channel connects them.

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and Cordova Bay Beach.

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

Historic building

Photo: Eminoro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the building was Edgar Lewis Horwood.

Cordova Bay Beach

Beach

Photo: AkiliDaniels, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cordova Bay Beach is situated 2½ km east of Elk Lake.

Saanich Commonwealth Place

Sports venue

Saanich Commonwealth Place is a recreation centre located in Saanich, British Columbia. It opened in 1993 and was used as a venue in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Saanich Commonwealth Place is situated 3 km south of Elk Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brentwood Bay and Central Saanich.

Brentwood Bay

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Brentwood Bay is a small village in the municipality of Central Saanich, on the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada. It lies north of the city of Victoria, east of the community of Willis Point, and south of the town of Sidney. Brentwood Bay is situated 7 km northwest of Elk Lake.

Central Saanich

Town

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Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. Central Saanich is situated 7 km north of Elk Lake.

Gordon Head

Neighborhood

Gordon Head is a seaside neighbourhood in the municipality of Saanich in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Gordon Head lies north of McKenzie Avenue and east of the Blenkinsop Valley. Gordon Head is situated 8 km southeast of Elk Lake.

Elk Lake

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Category: body of water
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

48.52972° or 48° 31′ 47″ north

Longitude

-123.39861° or 123° 23′ 55″ west

Elevation

66 metres (217 feet)

Open location code

84WRGJH2+VH

GeoNames ID

5947741

Wikidata ID

Q316111

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Satellite Map

Discover Elk Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Elk Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Elk Lake (lanaw sa Canada, British Columbia, lat 48,53, long -123,40)”
Cebuano: “Elk Lake”
Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره الك”
French: “Elk Lake”
German: “Elk Lake”
Swedish: “Elk Lake”
Urdu: “ایلک جھیل، برٹش کولمبیا”

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