Point Atkinson Lighthouse
Point Atkinson Lighthouse is a lighthouse erected on Point Atkinson, a headland in southwestern British Columbia named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792, when he was exploring the Pacific Northwest in the ship Discovery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “phare de la Pointe-Atkinson”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Passage Island.
Passage Island
Islet
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Passage Island is a small island near West Vancouver, British Columbia, and across from Bowen Island in Canada. The island is mostly woodland and cliffs. Passage Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Vancouver and West Point Grey.
West Vancouver
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Vancouver is a suburban area of Vancouver's North Shore in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It has a few good parks, excellent hikes and some of the most expensive property in Canada.
West Point Grey
Neighborhood
West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. West Point Grey is situated 8 km southeast of Point Atkinson Lighthouse.
UBC-Point Grey
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
UBC-Point Grey is a district in the west side of Vancouver occupying a pretty spot at the tip of the Point Grey peninsula. Its main feature is the University of British Columbia, the largest university in British Columbia and one of the larger universities in Canada.
Point Atkinson Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: West Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.33039° or 49° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
-123.26459° or 123° 15′ 53″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Inception
1912Open location code
84XR8PJP+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 406020994OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Point Atkinson Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة بوينت أتكينسون”
- French: “phare de la Pointe Atkinson”
- French: “phare de Point Atkinson”
- French: “Phare de Point Atkinson”
- German: “Point Atkinson Lighthouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caulfeild and Eagle Harbour.
Nearby Places
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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 “Point Atkinson Lighthouse”. Photo: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0.