Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
The NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) is the leading Canadian centre for astronomy and astrophysics.
Articles near the latitude and longitude of Sooke
Satellite map of Sooke
Sooke /suːk/ is a district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.
Population: 6,145
Latitude: 48° 22' 28.67" N
Longitude: -123° 43' 39.43" W
Articles of interest in Sooke
134 Articles of interest near Sooke, Canada
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GPS·C, short for GPS Correction, was a Differential GPS data source for most of Canada maintained by the Canadian Active Control System, part of Natural Resources Canada.
Mount Douglas, Greater Victoria
Mount Douglas (SENĆOŦEN: pq̕áls or PKOLS) is a prominent, 260 m (853 ft) hill on the ancestral lands of the Saanich people, currently claimed by the Greater Victoria municipality. English colonizers changed the name for the second governor of the Co…
Emily Carr House
Emily Carr House is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Victoria, British Columbia.
Westhills Stadium
Westhills Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Langford, British Columbia. It is used by Rugby Canada, the Westshore Rebels football team, and was used by the Victoria Highlanders soccer team from 2009-2011. The stadium has 1600 permanent seats. Th…
Point Ellice Bridge disaster
On May 26, 1896 in Victoria, British Columbia, a streetcar crowded with 143 holidaymakers on their way to attend celebrations of Queen Victoria’s birthday, crashed through Point Ellice Bridge into the Upper Harbour. 55 men, women and children were k…
Pacific Undersea Gardens
The Pacific Undersea Gardens was located at the Inner Harbour in the heart of downtown Victoria.
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a 19th-century coastal artillery fort on the Colwood, British Columbia side of Esquimalt Harbour, (Greater Victoria/Victoria BC Metropolitan Area). The site is adjacent to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic…
Fernwood, Greater Victoria
Fernwood is a neighbourhood near downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, bounded by the neighbourhoods of Jubilee, North Park, Fairfield, Downtown, Oaklands and Harris Green.
Esquimalt Harbour
Esquimalt Harbour is a sheltered body of water in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is connected to the Strait of Juan de Fuca by a narrow channel known as Royal Roads.
Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse
The Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Schoolhouse are National Historic Sites of Canada located in View Royal, British Columbia (the Manor) and Saanich (the Schoolhouse) near Victoria. The centerpiece of each historic site is a 19th-century building…
Centennial Stadium
Centennial Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Cadboro Bay
Cadboro Bay is a bay located on southern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Municipality of Saanich and the Municipality of Oak Bay.
Bamberton
Bamberton is located on the Saanich Inlet, just south of Mill Bay, 45 kilometers north of Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Sail and Life Training Society
The Sail and Life Training Society (SALTS), founded in 1974, is a non-profit Christian organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, which provides sail training and life lessons for 1,700 young people each year on tall ships and provides a valu…
Royal Theatre (Victoria, British Columbia)
The Royal Theatre is an opera house and concert hall located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was designed in 1912 by William D’Oyly Hamilton Rochfort and Eben W. Sankey.
Goldstream Provincial Park
Goldstream Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is known for the annual fall salmon runs in the Goldstream River, and the large numbers of bald eagles that congregate to feed at that time. The total size of the park i…
Discovery Island (British Columbia)
Discovery Island is located off the eastern side of Vancouver Island and is viewable from Ten Mile Point, near Cadboro Bay, and Oak Bay. Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park occupies the southern portion of Discovery Island, 3 miles (4.8 km) east…