Turtle Head
Turtle Head is a headland in British Columbia, Canada. Turtle Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Coombe, as well as near Cove Cliff.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sasamat Lake and Burnaby Velodrome.
Sasamat Lake
Lake
Photo: M.wernicke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sasamat Lake is located within Belcarra Regional Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. It is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver. At the south end of the lake there is a floating bridge, used for fishing or swimming. Sasamat Lake is situated 3½ km east of Turtle Head.
Burnaby Velodrome
Pitch
One of only three indoor bicycle racing tracks in Canada, the Burnaby Velodrome is located in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is operated by the non-profit Burnaby Velodrome Club, and is an affiliated member of Cycling British Columbia. Burnaby Velodrome is situated 3 km south of Turtle Head.
Burrard Generating Station
Photo: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burrard Generating Station was a natural gas-fired station built by BC Electric, owned by BC Hydro since 1961, located in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Burrard Generating Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Turtle Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deep Cove and Dollarton.
Deep Cove
Suburb
Deep Cove refers to the community in the easternmost part of the District of North Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, and is also the geographic name of the small bay beside the town.
Dollarton
Neighborhood
Dollarton is a neighborhood in the municipal district of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1916 as the site of a sawmill and a village for sawmill workers by Robert Dollar, a San Francisco businessman.
Ioco
Hamlet
Ioco is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation, was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil refinery. Ioco is situated 5 km east of Turtle Head.
Turtle Head
- Type: Headland
- Category: landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.31637° or 49° 18′ 59″ northLongitude
-122.93593° or 122° 56′ 9″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
84XV8387+GJGeoNames ID
6170589
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