A
A is a pier in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia. A is situated nearby to the pier B, as well as near C.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Empress and Royal British Columbia Museum.
The Empress
Memorial
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fairmont Empress, formerly and commonly referred to as The Empress, is one of the oldest hotels in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Located on 721 Government Street, it is situated in Downtown Victoria, facing the city's Inner Harbour.
Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal British Columbia Museum, founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. Royal British Columbia Museum is situated 290 metres south of A.
Old Victoria Custom House
Historic building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Victoria Custom House, also known as the Malahat Building, in Victoria was completed in 1875 and designated as a historic building in 1987. It is a three-storey, mansard-roofed, custom house overlooking Victoria's harbour, symbolizing the era when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast. Old Victoria Custom House is situated 250 metres north of A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.
Victoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of A.
A
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.42221° or 48° 25′ 20″ northLongitude
-123.36926° or 123° 22′ 9″ westOpen location code
84WRCJCJ+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1125964824OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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