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Esquimalt Lighthouse

Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard Island at the mouth of in , is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: 19th century lighthouse in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Fisgard Island Lighthouse”, “Fisgard Lighthouse”, “Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site”, and “phare de Fisgard”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lower Battery gun emplacement and magazine and Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Bunker
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bunker, which is situated 280 metres northwest of Esquimalt Lighthouse.

Nature reserve
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is a migratory bird sanctuary near in , . The Esquimalt Lagoon is found on the traditional territories of the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

Fire station
Photo: IDuke, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is the Royal Canadian Navy's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters. is situated 2 km east of Esquimalt Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquimalt and View Royal.

Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of is a municipality at the southern tip of , in , Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, , to the south by the , to the west by and… is situated 2½ km east of Esquimalt Lighthouse.

Town
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the of , Canada. has a population of 11,575 residents. is situated 2½ km north of Esquimalt Lighthouse.

Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
The City of is a city of over 35,000 people, and is the business hub of "Westshore", a group of municipalities to the west of . Visitors would primarily enjoy the lakes and trails which are less busy than similar offerings closer to Victoria downtown core.

Esquimalt Lighthouse

Latitude
48.43038° or 48° 25′ 49″ north
Longitude
-123.44756° or 123° 26′ 51″ west
Open location code
84WRCHJ2+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1657150458
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
8616882
Wiki­data ID
Q1420045
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Esquimalt Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Esquimalt Lighthouse”. Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.