Prospect Lake
Prospect Lake is a lake in British Columbia, Canada. Prospect Lake is situated nearby to the area Lake Land District, as well as near the locality Rural Saanich.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and Maltby Lake.
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.
Maltby Lake
Lake
Maltby Lake is located in South southwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is located 10 km north of Victoria, British Columbia in the Tod Creek Watershed.
Mount Work
Peak
Mount Work is a 449 m mountain in the Gowlland Range on southern Vancouver Island. It is located within Mount Work Regional Park in the District of Highlands, near Gowlland Tod Provincial Park and Goldstream Provincial Park, 14 km northwest of Victoria, being the highest mountain of the range. Mount Work is situated 3½ km northwest of Prospect Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highlands and Brentwood Bay.
Highlands
Village
Photo: Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0.
The District of Highlands is a district municipality near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 2,225 as of 2016. Highlands is situated 6 km southwest of Prospect Lake.
Brentwood Bay
Neighborhood
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 north of Prospect Lake.
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. View Royal is situated 7 km south of Prospect Lake.
Prospect Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.51333° or 48° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-123.44111° or 123° 26′ 28″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
84WRGH75+8HGeoNames ID
6113713
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