Squamish Harbour

Squamish Harbour is a harbor in British Columbia, Canada. Squamish Harbour is situated nearby to the locality Woodfibre, as well as near the area Shannon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watts Point volcanic centre and Browning Lake.

Watts Point volcanic centre

Volcano

The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about 10 kilometres south of Squamish and 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach.

Browning Lake

Fishing area

Photo: 天王星, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Browning Lake is a fishing area, which is situated 3 km southeast of Squamish Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodfibre and Lions Bay-Britannia Beach.

Woodfibre

Locality

Photo: Keefer4, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006.

Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.

Squamish

Photo: gotovan, CC BY 2.0.

Squamish is a town of about 20,000 people in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. Squamish calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.

Squamish Harbour

Type: Harbor
Category: transportation
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.65952° or 49° 39′ 34″ north

Longitude

-123.23866° or 123° 14′ 19″ west

Open location code

84XRMQ56+RG

GeoNames ID

6154638

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Satellite Map

Discover Squamish Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Watts Point and Murrin Provincial Park.

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