Drinkwater Station
Drinkwater Station is a railway station in North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia. Drinkwater Station is situated nearby to the railway station North Cowichan Station, as well as near the museum BC Forest Discovery Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BC Forest Discovery Centre and Cowichan Community Centre.
BC Forest Discovery Centre
Museum
Photo: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The BC Forest Discovery Centre, located in Duncan, chronicles the history of logging in British Columbia, Canada. It is a 100-acre site with 2.5 km of operational 3 ft narrow gauge railway. BC Forest Discovery Centre is situated 320 metres west of Drinkwater Station.
Cowichan Community Centre
Community center
Photo: Sandtrooper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cowichan Community Centre is a facility serving Cowichan Valley, British Columbia. It has a pool, theatre, arena, and gymnasium. It was built in 1978, on the former site of the Cowichan Curling Rink. Cowichan Community Centre is situated 2½ km south of Drinkwater Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Cowichan and Duncan.
North Cowichan
Town
Photo: Chris.mcluckie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Cowichan is a district municipality established in 1873 on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. The municipality is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. North Cowichan is situated 2½ km north of Drinkwater Station.
Duncan
Duncan is a city in the South Vancouver Island region of British Columbia. It is known for having one of the largest totem pole collections: more than 40. The Cowichan Historical Society provides free totem tours in the summer months.
Koksilah
Village
Koksilah is a community located just southeast of the City of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived, via that of the Koksilah River, from that of the Hwulqwselu people, one of the Hǝn̓q̓ǝmin̓ǝm̓-speaking peoples of the area today organized as the Cowichan Tribes and government. Koksilah is situated 5 km south of Drinkwater Station.
Drinkwater Station
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: building, station, and transportation
- Location: North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.80321° or 48° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-123.71121° or 123° 42′ 40″ westOperator
BC Forest Discovery CentreOpen location code
84WRR73Q+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1533358576OpenStreetMap feature
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public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
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