Virtue Rock
Virtue Rock is a shoal in Capital Regional District, British Columbia. Virtue Rock is situated nearby to the reservation Discovery Island Indian Reserve 3, as well as near Chatham Islands Indian Reserve 4.Places of Interest
Highlights include Discovery Island Light and Oak Bay Marina.
Discovery Island Light
Lighthouse
Discovery Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse built in 1886 on Pandora Hill which is the highest point on Discovery Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
Oak Bay Marina
Marina
The Oak Bay Marina is located in South Oak Bay, adjacent to the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Built on Turkey Head Point, the Oak Bay Marina is operated by The Oak Bay Marine Group. Oak Bay Marina is situated 3½ km west of Virtue Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ten Mile Point and Oak Bay.
Ten Mile Point
Neighborhood
Ten Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy. Ten Mile Point is situated 4½ km north of Virtue Rock.
Oak Bay
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada. Oak Bay is situated 5 km west of Virtue Rock.
Uplands
Neighborhood
Uplands, Victoria is a 188.17-hectare neighbourhood located in the north east part of the District of Oak Bay, a suburb adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and situated between the neighbourhoods of Cadboro Bay and North Oak Bay. Uplands is situated 5 km northwest of Virtue Rock.
Virtue Rock
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.41761° or 48° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
-123.25398° or 123° 15′ 14″ westOpen location code
84WRCP9W+2CGeoNames ID
6174514
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