McDonald Park
McDonald Park, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, is a dark-sky preserve, designated thus by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The park is located in a valley, and at night light pollution from the nearby cities of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission is blocked by Sumas Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parkland Secondary School and Swartz Bay ferry terminal.
Parkland Secondary School
School
Parkland Secondary School is a public secondary school in North Saanich, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by School District 63 Saanich.
Swartz Bay ferry terminal
Station
Photo: Keefer4, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Swartz Bay is a 22.7 ha ferry terminal and a major transportation facility at Swartz Bay in North Saanich, British Columbia. It is located 32 km north of Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
Public aquarium
The Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is a not-for-profit community aquarium and cultural learning centre dedicated to the ecosystem of the Salish Sea. It is located on the waterfront in the town of Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is situated 3½ km southeast of McDonald Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Saanich and Sidney.
North Saanich
Town
Photo: Shawn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately 25 kilometres north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island.
Sidney
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sidney is a town of about 11,500 people north of Victoria, on Vancouver Island. It is generally considered part of the Victoria metropolitan area.
McDonald Park
- Type: Park
- Category: dark-sky preserve
- Location: North Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“McDonald Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “McDonald Park (parke sa Canada)”
- Cebuano: “McDonald Park”
- Swedish: “McDonald Park”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Union Bay Indian Reserve 4 and North Saanich Land District.
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Highlights include Blue Heron Basin and Nymph Point.
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