Cortes Island
in Strathcona Regional District of British Columbia, Canada
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Mansons Landing Seaplane Base (3 mi) - Campbell River Airport (18 mi)
- Powell River Airport (28 mi)
- Comox Airport (28 mi)
- Texada Gillies Bay Airport (35 mi)
- Pender Harbour Seaplane Base (54 mi)
- Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (79 mi)
- Tofino / Long Beach Airport (80 mi)
- Vancouver International Airport (102 mi)
- Victoria International Airport (123 mi)
- Storey Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Sequoia Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Saratoga Beach Golf Course (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Discovery Harbour Marina (marina, (14 mi)
- April Point Marina (marina, (12 mi)
- Dent Island Lodge (marina, (23 mi)
- Campbell River Harbour Authority - Fisherman’s Wharf (marina, (14 mi)
- Salmon Point Resort and Marina (marina, (17 mi)
- Pacific Playgrounds Resort and Marina (marina, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.115 and -124.961 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 6' 53" and W -124° 57' 39"
- 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: 08:36 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 8:37 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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Delve into Cortes Island
Cortes Island in Strathcona Regional District (British Columbia) is a city located in Canada about 2,269 mi (or 3,651 km) west of Ottawa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Cortes Island is now 08:36 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Vancouver with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Cortes Island, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Canada is Mansons Landing Seaplane Base in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 6 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Victoria, Friday Harbor, Port Angeles, Bellingham and Coupeville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 56% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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70 McKinna at Teakerne Arm Provincial Park,B.C.,
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Dinghy ride to Cassel Lake Falls
Cassel Lake Falls in British Columbia.
Desolation Sound Cruising Experience
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Rocking and Rolling In Squirrel Cove - Desolation Sound, BC, Canada
It doesn't take much to entertain us, a little walk, lunch off the boat, and a stop at the grocery store for a few supplies or just to check the availability of produce and goods, this trip...
Entrance for Squirrel Cove, BC
We'd been underway all day and were getting ready to come into Squirrel Cove in Desolation Sound.
Pacific Sand Lance at Manson's Landing Lagoon
A large school of Pacific Sand Lance observed in Manson's Landing Lagoon on Cortes Island, BC. I was standing in my chest waders in about a meter of water with my wetvideocamera and watching...
Ammodytes hexapterus
Pacific Sand Lance at Manson's Landing Lagoon, Cortes Island, BC.
Black Oystercatchers at Cortes Island, BC
Black Oystercatchers observed at Manson's Landing lagoon on Cortes Island, BC ( Haematopus bachmani ) September 2010.
Coonstripe Shrimp
Coonstripe Shrimp observed on wharf pilings at Manson's Landing on Cortes Island, BC.
Moreka Jolar talks about local food and the new Hollyhock cookbook, June 2013
Moreka Jolar is a cook and author at Hollyhock on Cortes Island. This is the second Hollyhock cookbook, both of which are best sellers in British Columbia. The reasons for their success are...
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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.
Cortes Island
Cortes Island is one of the archipelago known as the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada, which lie beyond the northern end of the Gulf of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Mainland. Cortes lies on the far side of Quadra Island from the city of Campbell River, separated from Quadra Island by Sutil Channel.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Cortes Island.
