Union Bay
Union Bay is an unincorporated community located south of Hart Creek on the east coast of central Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This Comox Valley community on BC Highway 19A is by road about 93 kilometres north of Nanaimo, and 14 kilometres south of Courtenay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 1,160 residents
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Union Bay, British Columbia”
- Historically known as: “Union Spit” and “Union Wharf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Union Bay Post Office.
Union Bay Post Office
Post office
The Union Bay Post Office in the community of Union Bay, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, was built in 1913 and is one of only two old wooden post offices left in Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royston and Fanny Bay.
Royston
Village
Royston is an unincorporated community that is part of the greater Comox Valley region, 100 km northwest of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Royston is situated 8 km northwest of Union Bay.
Fanny Bay
Hamlet
Fanny Bay is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Fanny Bay is situated 10 km southeast of Union Bay.
Union Bay
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.5809° or 49° 34′ 51″ northLongitude
-124.88449° or 124° 53′ 4″ westPopulation
1,160Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
84XQH4J8+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 491890069OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6171951Wikidata ID
Q4083168
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Union Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Union Bay”
- Dutch: “Union Bay”
- French: “Union Bay”
- Swedish: “Union Bay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Union Bay Improvement District and VIRL: Union Bay Branch.
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