Monument 1
Monument 1 is a historic site in British Columbia, Canada. Monument 1 is situated nearby to Monument Park, as well as near the cliff Boundary Bluff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historic site
- Inscription: “1”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing and Point Roberts Airpark.
Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing
Government office
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing connects the communities of Point Roberts, Washington, and Tsawwassen, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing is situated 1½ km east of Monument 1.
Point Roberts Airpark
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Point Roberts Airpark is an airport with a single grass runway, located in the town of Point Roberts, Washington. The airport and the adjacent marina provide the only access to the rest of Washington state without first having to pass through British Columbia. Point Roberts Airpark is situated 3 km south of Monument 1.
South Delta Secondary School
School
South Delta Secondary is a public high school in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. There are approximately 1,500 students enrolled in each grade 8 through 12. South Delta Secondary School is situated 2 km northeast of Monument 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Roberts and Boundary Bay.
Point Roberts
Photo: Pauljohngriffin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Roberts is a small community in the Northwest Washington region of the state of Washington, a tiny piece of the U.S. where the only road in or out is through Canada.
Boundary Bay
Neighborhood
Named for, and located adjacent to the bay of the same name, Boundary Bay is a residential neighbourhood in the community of Tsawwassen. Directly south of the neighbourhood, and across the international border, is the residential neighbourhood of Maple Beach, Washington, in Point Roberts, Washington. Boundary Bay is situated 3½ km east of Monument 1.
Maple Beach
Neighborhood
Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of the US state of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Maple Beach is situated 4 km east of Monument 1.
Monument 1
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.00206° or 49° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
-123.08935° or 123° 5′ 22″ westInception
1861Operator
International Boundary CommissionOpen location code
84XR2W26+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1218493655OpenStreetMap feature
historic=boundary_stoneOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Monument 1” goes by many names.
- French: “Borne frontière 1”
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