Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District, in a region called the Western Communities, or the West Shore. It is one of the 13 component municipalities of Greater Victoria.
Population: 14,687
Latitude: 48° 25' 58.55" N
Longitude: -123° 29' 9.28" W
Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 36-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago. The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility. Due to the u…
Jones Island State Park is a Washington state park coterminous with Jones Island, one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, USA. It is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the southwestern corner of Orcas Island and accessible only by…
Henry Island is one of the San Juan Islands of San Juan County, Washington, USA. It lies just off the northwest shore of San Juan Island. The small Pearl Island also lies between Henry Island and San Juan Island at its northern end. Just northwest o…
Helmcken House is a museum in Victoria, British Columbia, located in Thunderbird Park. It was built by Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, the first doctor in Victoria, in 1852, a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company. It is currently claimed to be the old…
Guss Island is a small island in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington.
Goose Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
Crane Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, USA. It lies just off the southwestern shore of Orcas Island, between it and the northwest corner of Shaw Island. Crane Island has a land area of 0.956 km² (0.369 sq mi, or …
The Church of Our Lord, built in 1876 and located at 626 Blanshard Street Victoria, British Columbia, is an historic Carpenter Gothic church that is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.
Yellow Island, one of the San Juan Islands, is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) island, located south-west of Orcas Island, and north of Shaw Island, near Jones Island State Park, in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The island is home to a wide array …
Western Speedway is located just outside of Victoria, British Columbia, in the All Fun Recreation Park which features go-karts, batting cages, and mini golf. It is a 4/10-mile (643 meter) paved oval track that was founded in 1954, and it is western …
Victoria College of Art (VCA) is an art college in Victoria, British Columbia (BC), Canada, founded in 1974. Its Fine Art diploma consists of a certificate in Visual Arts, an Advanced certificate, a diploma and a post diploma year which prepares stu…
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve located in Saanich, British Columbia.
Spencer Spit State Park is a 138-acre (56 ha) state-operated, public recreation area located on the east side of Lopez Island in San Juan County, Washington, USA. The park features two sand spits that join to form a briny marsh lagoon. This provides…
Posey Island State Park in San Juan County, Washington is a marine camping park in the Washington State Park System. It consists of 1-acre (0.40 ha) Posey Island, with about 1,000 feet (300 m) of saltwater shoreline. It is located .25 miles (0.40 km…
Lambrick Park Secondary School is a traditional four-year (grades 9-12) public secondary school located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
The Kapoor Tunnel is a straight 8.8 km (5.5 mi) subterranean route which is the main transport of water from the Sooke Lake to the Westshore, City of Victoria, Esquimalt, and the Saanich Peninsula. When it was determined that the Sooke Flowline woul…
KLOI-LP (102.9 FM) is a low-power FM radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Lopez Island, Washington, USA, the station serves the San Juan Islands area.
China Beach is a beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, southeast of the town of Port Renfrew. The name is derived from the former name of Uglow Creek, which was formerly known as China Creek.
