Richards Island
Richards Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Richards Island is situated nearby to the area Esquimalt, as well as near the town View Royal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse.
Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse
Museum
Photo: Haemo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Schoolhouse are National Historic Sites of Canada located in View Royal, British Columbia and Saanich near Victoria.
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 2½ km southeast of Richards 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.
Richards Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.44815° or 48° 26′ 53″ northLongitude
-123.43507° or 123° 26′ 6″ westOpen location code
84WRCHX7+7XGeoNames ID
6121938
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