McCarthy Island
McCarthy Island is an islet in British Columbia, Canada. McCarthy Island is situated nearby to the town View Royal, as well as near Esquimalt.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Q Centre and Esquimalt Lighthouse.
The Q Centre
Stadium
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
The Q Centre is in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. In 2014, the arena was named "The Q Centre" after local radio station CKKQ-FM. The arena opened in February 2004, has 2,300 seats and houses year-round events for hockey and lacrosse.
Esquimalt Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include View Royal and Esquimalt.
View Royal
Town
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of 11,575 residents.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3 km southeast of McCarthy Island.
Langford
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
The City of Langford is a city of over 35,000 people, and is the business hub of "Westshore", a group of municipalities to the west of Victoria. Visitors would primarily enjoy the lakes and trails which are less busy than similar offerings closer to Victoria downtown core.
McCarthy Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.44687° or 48° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
-123.44849° or 123° 26′ 55″ westOpen location code
84WRCHW2+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 153732392OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
6068780
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