Gibsons
in Sunshine Coast Regional District of British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome (19 mi) - Vancouver International Airport (20 mi)
- Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (25 mi)
- Pender Harbour Seaplane Base (28 mi)
- Nanaimo Airport (29 mi)
- Boundary Bay Airport (31 mi)
- Bedwell Harbour Seaplane Base (46 mi)
- Victoria International Airport (52 mi)
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Boeing Field King County International Airport (140 mi) - Seattle Tacoma International Airport (145 mi)
- Olympic National Park (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Langdale Heights RV Park (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Gleneagles Golf Course (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Sechelt Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ambleside Par 3 Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Musqueam Golf & Learning Academy (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Furry Creek Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Point Grey Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Steveston Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Silva Bay Marina (marina, (19 mi)
- Snug Cove (marina, (8 mi)
- Sewells Marina (marina, (10 mi)
- Gibsons Landing Harbour Authority (marina, (0 mi)
- Gibsons Marina (marina, (0 mi)
- Lions Bay Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Sunset Marina (marina, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 49.395 and -123.506 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 49° 23' 43" and W -123° 30' 19"
- 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: 12:08 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 8:30 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Explore Gibsons
Gibsons in Sunshine Coast Regional District (British Columbia) with it's 6,821 inhabitants is a city in Canada about 2,215 mi (or 3,564 km) west of Ottawa, the country's capital.
Local time in Gibsons is now 12:08 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Vancouver with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Gibsons, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Canada is Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Olympic National Park in United states at a distance of 122 mi (or 196 km). Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 8 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Victoria, Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Port Angeles and Coupeville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sunshine Lodge
Cedars Inn Hotel & Convention Center
Gibsons Garden Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Orcas at Keats Island
A pod of ~6 orcas passing Gibsons, BC on March 24, 2011. Video taken from Sandy Beach on Keats Island. (Thanks to Virtual Dub and Deshaker for making this video actually watchable).
Kayaking with Orcas on the Sunshine Coast
A front row view of Orcas visiting the Salish Sea, between Gibsons and Keats Island.
Keats June 1 2014
Sunshine Kayaking
Sunshine Kayaking was established in 1991 and is conveniently located on the waterfront in Gibson's Landing Harbour, the "Gateway to the Sunshine Coast" in beautiful British Columbia. We offer...
Boat blow up Sea Cavalcade 2008
Gibsons Sea Cavalcade 2008 My friend Wray Douglas and his SPFX crew from the TV show Stargate blow up the boat to signal the opening of Sea Cavalcade.
Sailing storm comming.
Sailing.
Plumpo 2008 - Sail Past 01
70 Year Celebration 1938-2008.
Town of Gibsons All Candidates Meeting October 30, 2014
Town of Gibsons all candidates meeting, held by the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce, held on October 30, 2014.
Composting In Gibsons BC Canada
Local on site in vessel composting at Gibsons Recycling Depot and Resource Recovery Centre.
Town of Gibsons-Council Meeting-March 17, 2015
World Autism Awareness Day, Sea-to-SkyMarine Trail, OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE RESULTS, Garden Suites Results. Complete agenda is available here: http://goo.gl/r2tr8o.
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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.
Gibsons, British Columbia
Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,200 located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast. Although Gibsons is on the British Columbia mainland, it is not accessible by road. Vehicle access is by BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, a 40 minute crossing. The town is also accessible by water, by float plane to the harbour, or by small aircraft to Sechelt Airport, approx. 20 km northwest of Gibsons.
Persephone (tugboat)
Persephone is a steel logging tug used in the filming of the CBC Television series The Beachcombers. Built as a small tug named John Henry, it is today preserved as a museum ship in the town of Gibsons, British Columbia. The tug was built in 1965 for Harry "Smitty" Smith, of Smith's Marina in Gibsons. As John Henry, the tug was used as a small tug and work boat in the waters of the Sunshine Coast.
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