Field
in British Columbia, Canada
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Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (79 mi) - Revelstoke Airport (79 mi)
- Calgary International Airport (108 mi)
- Cranbrook Airport (127 mi)
- Edson Airport (151 mi)
- Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (154 mi)
- Trail Airport (169 mi)
- Grand Forks Airport (186 mi)
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.400 and -116.486 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 23' 59" and W -116° 29' 7"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:16 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 9:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Field
Field in British Columbia is located in Canada about 1,890 mi (or 3,042 km) west of Ottawa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Field is now 10:16 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Edmonton with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Field, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Canada is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport in a distance of 79 mi (or 126 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Libby, Colville and Newport. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 45% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Emerald Lake Lodge
Videos from this area
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CP Rail Plowing Snow in the yard in Field B.C.
CP Rail Jordan Spreader plowing the yard in Field B.C. The plow extra had just returned from the West end of the yard, then sets off the plow and begins to plow the yard throat. Shot from the...
CPR Steam Locomotive 2816 Enters Field
Canadian Pacific Railway's restored Hudson 4-6-4 steam locomotive 2816 westbound enters Field in Yoho Park, British Columbia after descending from Kicking Horse Pass.
Royal Canadian Pacific Train Entering Field B.C.
Royal Canadian Pacific Train enters Field B.C. for the Centennial celebration of the completion of the Spiral Tunnels in September 2009. The celebration also included the centennials for the...
Yoho National Park (Field), British Columbia
This is a video of the Rocky Mountains around the BC town of Field. The river depicted in the video is the Kicking Horse River which flows to Golden.
Rocky Mountaineer Leaving Field, Canada
Caught one of the Rocky Mountaineer Trains leaving Field, Canada, heading towards the spiral tunnels (2012-07-17). Camera: Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Memory Card: SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I.
Hamilton Falls, Yoho National Park, Field, BC, Canada
Hamilton Falls, Yoho National Park, Field, BC, Canada. Pity about the gravel and concrete contraption located at the base of the falls! Shot 7/22/13.
Natural Bridge, Yoho National Park, Field, BC, Canada
Natural Bridge, Yoho National Park, Field, BC, Canada. Shot 7/22/13.
CP9560 West - Field, B.C.
CP9560 and CP8549 walk a westbound loaded grain train off the mountain into Field, B.C. at 09:40 on August 5, 2001. No crew is on duty, and a westbound intermodal will be leaving shortly,...
Mount Niles, Alberta
Ascent of Mount Niles in the Canadian Rockies. For photos and trip description see http://bobspirko.ca/Field/MtNiles/MountNiles.html.
Spiral Tunnels Train Ride
The Spiral Tunnels were built starting in 1907 and took only 20 months to finish. They are an engineering feat. They were built in order to lessen the steep grade for the CP railway through...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At 505 million years old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints. The rock unit is a black shale and crops out at a number of localities near the town of Field in Yoho National Park.
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies.
Mount Field (British Columbia)
Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway. The Burgess shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.
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