The Peninsula
The Peninsula is a residential area in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia. The Peninsula is situated nearby to Songhees Park, as well as near the islet Tuzo Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Victoria Custom House and Johnson Street Bridge.
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 570 metres southeast of The Peninsula.
Johnson Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Lorenzorogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johnson Street Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Victoria Harbour in Victoria, British Columbia. Four known bridges have spanned the narrows between Victoria's Inner Harbour and Upper Harbour, connecting Johnson Street on the east shore with Esquimalt Road on the west shore. Johnson Street Bridge is situated 360 metres east of The Peninsula.
Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum
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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 1 km southeast of The Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Victoria.
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.
Victoria
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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.
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 3 km west of The Peninsula.
The Peninsula
Latitude
48.4273° or 48° 25′ 38″ northLongitude
-123.37645° or 123° 22′ 35″ westOpen location code
84WRCJGF+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1464296136OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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