Sheringham Point Light
Sheringham Point Lighthouse is located on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in the community of Shirley. Built in 1912 following the fatal wreck of the SS Valencia six years earlier, it is still used for navigation.
Photo: Smably, Public domain.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “phare de Sheringham Point” and “Sheringham Point Lighthouse”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include French Beach Provincial Park.
French Beach Provincial Park
Nature reserve
French Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park on Vancouver Island, between Sooke and Jordan River, British Columbia. The area has a day use parking lot and B.C. provincial campground.
Sheringham Point Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.37676° or 48° 22′ 36″ north
Longitude
-123.92108° or 123° 55′ 16″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Levels
5
Open location code
84WR93GH+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sheringham Point Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Sheringham Point”
- French: “Phare de Sheringham Point”
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