Traveling Luck for Sphinx Island British Columbia, Canada Canada flag

The timezone in Sphinx Island is America/Cambridge_Bay
Morning Sunrise at 08:40 and Evening Sunset at 17:21. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 48.8996°, Longitude. -123.4359°

Weather near Sphinx Island Last report from Victoria Int. Airport, B. C., 31.9km away

Weather Temperature: 6°C / 43°F
Wind: 3.5km/h West
Cloud: Few at 2000ft Broken at 3100ft Broken at 25000ft

Satellite map of Sphinx Island and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Sphinx Island in British Columbia, Canada

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

shoals hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

Accommodation around Sphinx Island

HASTINGS HOUSE HOTEL 160 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island

Hastings House Country House Hotel 160 Upper Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island

Seabreeze Inne 101 Bittancourt Road, Salt Spring Island

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

headland a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast.


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Airports close to Sphinx Island

Victoria international(YYJ), Victoria, Canada (31.9km)
Nanaimo(YCD), Nanaimo, Canada (40.8km)
Vancouver international(YVR), Vancouver, Canada (42.7km)
Bellingham international(BLI), Bellingham, Usa (76km)
Abbotsford(YXX), Abbotsford, Canada (90.4km)

Airfields or small strips close to Sphinx Island

Pitt meadows, Pitt meadows, Canada (72.1km)