Gorge Harbour
District of Mansons Landing
in Strathcona Regional District of British Columbia, Canada

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.064 and -124.982 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 3' 50" and W -124° 58' 54"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - CAD
Spoken languages:
English, French, Inuktitut
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 03:13 PM (Monday)
Timezone: America/Vancouver
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
2:33 am and 5:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Canada in Northern America

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: 2024-05-13 08:03:22

Delve into Gorge Harbour

The district Gorge Harbour of Mansons Landing in Strathcona Regional District (British Columbia) is a district located in Canada about 2,270 mi west of Ottawa, the country's capital town.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Victoria, Port Angeles, Friday Harbor, Bellingham and Coupeville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

19°C (67 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

22°C (71 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

19°C (67 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Desolation Sound Cruising Experience

Published: August 16, 2011
Length: 11:58 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DesolationSoundYacht

http://www.desolationsoundyachtcharters.com e-mail: charter@desolationsoundyachtcharters.com TOLL FREE 1-877-647-3815 (Canada & US only) 1(250) 339-7222 or 339-4914.


Rocking and Rolling In Squirrel Cove - Desolation Sound, BC, Canada

Published: November 08, 2013
Length: 11:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Trailer Trawler Life

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

Published: June 16, 2013
Length: 00:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Motor Vessel David B - Northwest Navigation C

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

Published: September 10, 2011
Length: 25:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wetvideocamera

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

Published: October 15, 2011
Length: 07:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wetvideocamera

Pacific Sand Lance at Manson's Landing Lagoon, Cortes Island, BC.


Black Oystercatchers at Cortes Island, BC

Published: January 22, 2011
Length: 50:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wetvideocamera

Black Oystercatchers observed at Manson's Landing lagoon on Cortes Island, BC ( Haematopus bachmani ) September 2010.


Coonstripe Shrimp

Published: January 03, 2011
Length: 58:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wetvideocamera

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

Published: July 11, 2013
Length: 28:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: hans peter meyer

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...


Social Venture Institute Hollyhock

Published: August 14, 2009
Length: 47:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RenewalPartners

Social Venture Institute (SVI) Hollyhock offers the mission-based entrepreneur an opportunity to share challenges, successes, and experiences with peers in an atmosphere of trust and goodwill....


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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.

Desolation Sound

Desolation Sound is a deep water sound in British Columbia, Canada. It is a favourite destination for boaters because of its spectacular fjords, mountains, and wildlife. It is off the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.

Located at 50, -124.875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
South Coast of British Columbia, Sounds of British Columbia

Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park

Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in Desolation Sound to the northwest of Lund on the northern Sunshine Coast.

Located at 50.0194, -124.817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Discovery Islands, Provincial Parks of British Columbia, South Coast of British Columbia, Islands of British Columbia

Háthayim Marine Provincial Park

Háthayim Marine Provincial Park, formerly Von Donop Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north end of Cortes Island in the Discovery Islands. The park's original name derives from that of Von Donop Inlet, which drains NW towards Sutil Channel from the northwest end of Cortes Island. The inlet was named in 1863 by Captain Pender for Victor Edward John Brenton Von Donop, RN, who was midshipman aboard HMS Charybdis, 21 guns. Its captain the Hon.

Located at 50.175, -124.953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Provincial Parks of British Columbia, Maritime history of Canada, Cortes Island

Mitlenatch Island Nature Provincial Park

Mitlenatch Island Nature Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Mitlenatch Island (Klahoose: məƛ̓nač }, a small islet in the northern Strait of Georgia within the Strathcona Regional District.

Located at 49.95, -125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gulf Islands, Provincial Parks of British Columbia, Islands of British Columbia

Read Island Provincial Park

Read Island Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south end of Read Island. Established in 1996, the park contains approximately 637 ha.

Located at 50.1417, -125.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Discovery Islands, Provincial Parks of British Columbia

Smelt Bay Provincial Park

Smelt Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the south end of Cortes Island, and has twenty-two camping sites. Eight are reservable and the rest are first come, first serve. There is also an overflow parking lot directly next to the beach for any excess campers.

Located at 50.0333, -124.983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Provincial Parks of British Columbia, Cortes Island

Teakerne Arm Provincial Park

Teakerne Arm Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north shore of Teakerne Arm on West Redonda Island in the Discovery Islands archipelago, to the northeast of the city of Campbell River, Canada.

Located at 50.2014, -124.843 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Discovery Islands, Provincial Parks of British Columbia

Savary Island

Savary Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia, it is 144 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. It is approximately 0.8-1.5 km wide and 7.5 kilometres long. It has a permanent population of 100. In summer the population sometimes exceeds 2,000.

Located at 49.9392, -124.813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gulf Islands, Populated places in the Powell River Regional District

Hernando Island

Hernando Island is one of the Discovery Islands near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. Along with the nearby Cortes Island, it was presumably named in 1792 by Valdés and Galiano after Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico. A narrow gauge logging railway operated there in the 1920s. The island is now mostly privately owned by a consortium of larger landowners. In the 1960s the entire island was valued at $55,000. Now Hernando Island is owned privately among few people.

Located at 49.9833, -124.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Discovery Islands

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.

Located at 50.1167, -124.967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Strathcona Regional District, Spanish history in the Pacific Northwest, Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia, Cortes Island

Mansons Landing, British Columbia

Mansons Landing is an unincorporated community near the southern tip of Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was originally the location of the Cortez Island Post Office [sic sic], which opened April 1, 1893 with Michael Manson as postmaster, and closed December 1, 1898. The post office was re-opened on May 1, 1904. The name was adopted into the provincial gazette as a steamboat landing and settlement on April 6, 1950.

Located at 50.0667, -124.983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Strathcona Regional District, Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia, Designated places in British Columbia, Cortes Island


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gorge Harbour, YGE