Faro
in Yukon, Canada

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.231 and -133.353 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 13' 49" and W -133° 21' 11"
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: 09:39 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: America/Whitehorse
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:41 am and 9:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.876 and 37.859 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fairbairn Settlement
References
This place on Wikipedia
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Touring Faro

Faro in Yukon is a town located in Canada about 2,513 mi (or 4,045 km) north-west of Ottawa, the country's capital place.

Time in Faro is now 09:39 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Whitehorse with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Faro. The closest airport in Canada is Faro Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Whitehorse, Juneau, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 56%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.

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.

Faro, Yukon

Faro is a small town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resource ventures. The mine was built by the Ralph M. Parsons Construction Company of the USA with General Enterprises Ltd. of Whitehorse being the main subcontractor. Currently (June 2007) the population is 400, considerably lower than its peak of over 2,100 in February 1982. Faro was named after the card game.

Located at 62.2331, -133.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mines in Yukon, Lead mines in Canada, Zinc mines in Canada, Silver mines in Canada, Mining communities in Yukon, Surface mines in Canada, Towns in Yukon

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Faro.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Faro, ZFA