Thistle Creek
Thistle Creek is a stream in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. Thistle Creek is situated nearby to the locality Minaty Bay, as well as near Oliver’s Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Britannia Mine Museum and Britannia Mines Concentrator.
Britannia Mine Museum
Museum
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The Britannia Mine Museum, formerly British Columbia Museum of Mining, is a non-profit organization in Britannia Beach, 55 km kilometres north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Howe Sound.
Britannia Mines Concentrator
Historic building
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The Britannia Mines Concentrator is a National Historic Site of Canada. The large, inclined gravity mill was built on the northwest side of Mount Sheer to assist the transfer of copper ore through the chemical and mechanical processes of the plant.
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. Watts Point volcanic centre is situated 3½ km north of Thistle Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lions Bay-Britannia Beach and Woodfibre.
Lions Bay-Britannia Beach
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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.
Woodfibre
Locality
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. Woodfibre is situated 7 km northwest of Thistle Creek.
Thistle Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.61456° or 49° 36′ 52″ northLongitude
-123.20959° or 123° 12′ 35″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
84XRJQ7R+R5GeoNames ID
6165261
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