This is a list of distant landmarks that can be seen from the water front in the town of Qualicum Beach in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The index photograph is taken along the old Island Highway at the end of Bay Street at the waterfront of the Strait of Georgia. 49°21′14.6″N 124°27′11.4″W / 49.354056°N 124.453167°W
Identification
[edit]Landmarks are indexed by compass bearings corrected to true. Using a magnetic compass[1], an adjustment must be made for variation[2]. As of July 2008, the correct adjustment for this location is 18° 5' East[3]. The bearing read on a compass must be increased by 18° to convert to a true bearing as used in the table. Subtract 18° from the bearings shown in the table to find the locations by compass bearing. Note that the bearings are only accurate for the position from which they were taken.
Landmarks
[edit]To be replace with indexed image showing bearings of landmarks (10000px):
Bearings and coordinates are taken from the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia,[4] the Atlas of Canada [5] and other sources.[6]
| Coordinates | Range | Bearing (True) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49°45′11.2″N 125°17′47.0″W / 49.753111°N 125.296389°W | 75.3 km (46.8 mi) | 306 | Mount Washington, 1,585 m (5,200 ft) |
| 49°28′19.9″N 124°41′6.7″W / 49.472194°N 124.685194°W | 21 km (13 mi) | 308 | Chrome Island Lighthouse off south east end of Denman Island |
| 49°47′07.1″N 125°11′07.1″W / 49.785306°N 125.185306°W | 71.3 km (44.3 mi) | 313 | Constitution Hill, 18 km (11 mi) north west of Courtenay, British Columbia, 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| 49°28′19.9″N 124°41′6.7″W / 49.472194°N 124.685194°W | 22.9 km (14.2 mi) | 315 | Ford Cove Light, Hornby Island. Flashes red every 4 seconds. <<LABEL |
| 49°31′6.48″N 124°41′25″W / 49.5184667°N 124.69028°W | 25 km (16 mi) | 317 | Mount Geoffrey. Highest point on Hornby Island, about 300 m (980 ft) |
| 49°30′59″N 124°37′38″W / 49.51639°N 124.62722°W | 22 km (14 mi) | 325 | Tribune Bay on Hornby Island RECHECK<<< |
| 49°31′3.4″N 124°34′36.4″W / 49.517611°N 124.576778°W | 20 km (12 mi) | 334 | Flora Islet Light off St John Point at east end of Hornby Island. Flashes white every 4 seconds. |
| 49°58′42.18″N 124°54′35.08″W / 49.9783833°N 124.9097444°W | 76.8 km (47.7 mi) | 335 | Hernando Island. The west end of Savary Island is close by to the right. |
| 49°44′6.47″N 124°38′11.25″W / 49.7351306°N 124.6364583°W | 44.4 km (27.6 mi) | 343 | Favada Point, west end of Texada Island |
| 49°43′16″N 124°35′27″W / 49.72111°N 124.59083°W | 42 km (26 mi) | 346 | Surprise Mountain, Texada Island LABEL |
| 49°43′14.9″N 124°35′26.9″W / 49.720806°N 124.590806°W | 44.4 km (27.6 mi) | 346 | Surprise Mountain, near north end of Texada Island. 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| 50°02′57.1″N 124°38′01″W / 50.049194°N 124.63361°W | 78 km (48 mi) | 350 | Unlabeled tag 4th to left of wharf at 010. Mainland peak VERIFY Bunster W6 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| 49°59′06.0″N 124°34′59.2″W / 49.985000°N 124.583111°W | 70.1 km (43.6 mi) | 352 | Unlabeled tag 3rd to left of wharf at 010. Mainland peak VERIFY Mt Porteous 984 m (3,228 ft) |
| 50°3′49″N 124°32′55″W / 50.06361°N 124.54861°W | 79.2 km (49.2 mi) | 355 | Unlabeled tag 2nd to left of wharf at 010. Mainland peak VERIFY Bunster Peak 1,135 m (3,724 ft) |
| 49°56′56″N 124°27′18″W / 49.94889°N 124.45500°W | 66 km (41 mi) | 000 | Unlabeled tag 1st to left of wharf at 010. Mainland peak Mount Mahony VERIFY 1,086 m (3,563 ft) |
| 49°29′12.3″N 124°26′05.2″W / 49.486750°N 124.434778°W | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) | 005 | Sisters Islets Lighthouse. 2 white flashes repeating every 15 seconds. ADD LABEL TO IMAGE |
| 49°35′58″N 124°23′10″W / 49.59944°N 124.38611°W | 27.7 km (17.2 mi) | 010 | Conspicuous wharves .5 km south of Davies Bay, Texada Island THESE TURNED OUT TO BE SISTERS |
| 49°31′56.2″N 124°23′0.6″W / 49.532278°N 124.383500°W | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) | 308 | Fegan Islets light off north end of Lasqueti Island Flashes white every 4 seconds. |
| 49°35′15.24″N 124°21′33.83″W / 49.5875667°N 124.3593972°W | 26.8 km (16.7 mi) | 015 | Base of Hydro cut on west side of Texada Island |
| 49°29′15″N 124°21′39″W / 49.48750°N 124.36083°W | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | 308 | Light at entrance to False Bay, Lasqueti Island Flashes white every 4 seconds. |
| 49°50′23″N 123°36′52″W / 49.83972°N 123.61444°W | 81 km (50 mi) | 048 | Tzoonie Mountain, 2,123 m (6,965 ft) in the Tantalus Range VERIFY |
| 49°48′59″N 123°37′48″W / 49.81639°N 123.63000°W | 83.9 km (52.1 mi) in the Tantalus Range | 050 | Tzoonie SW3 with glaciated peak, 2,067 m (6,781 ft) in the Tantalus Range |
| 49°26′16″N 124°10′24″W / 49.43778°N 124.17333°W | 38.3 km (23.8 mi) | 065 | Young Point, south end of Lasqueti Island |
| 49°29′51″N 123°58′18″W / 49.49750°N 123.97167°W | 22.3 km (13.9 mi) | 066 | Spy Glass Hill, North Thormanby Island, about 150 m (490 ft) |
| 49°36′27″N 123°34′02″W / 49.60750°N 123.56722°W | 69.9 km (43.4 mi) | 066 | Tetrahedron Peak 1,739 m (5,705 ft). The peaks on either side, each with some snow showing, are Mount Richardson (49°34′09.8″N 123°45′10.1″W / 49.569389°N 123.752806°W 66 km (41 mi)), 997 m (3,271 ft)*, to the left and Mount Crucil (49°34′09.1″N 123°39′33.8″W / 49.569194°N 123.659389°W
62.2 km (38.6 mi)), 1,315 m (4,314 ft), to the right of Tetrahedron. |
| 49°25′25.3″N 124°11′34.9″W / 49.423694°N 124.193028°W | 20.4 km (12.7 mi) | 068 | Elephant Eye Light, south end of Sangster Island. |
| 49°28′59″N 123°43′57″W / 49.48306°N 123.73250°W | 54.1 km (33.6 mi) | 075 | Conspicuous open mines above Sechelt, BC |
| 49°30′31.37″N 124°22′59.11″W / 49.5087139°N 124.3830861°W | 17.9 km (11.1 mi) | 016 | North end of Lasqueti Island LABEL or maybe I have this already |
| 49°24′N 124°00′W / 49.4°N 124°W | 1 km (0.62 mi) | (bearing) | Harwood Island LABEL |
| 49°24′N 124°00′W / 49.4°N 124°W | 1 km (0.62 mi) | (bearing) | Blubber Bay at north end of Texada Island LABEL |
| 49°42′04″N 124°32′59″W / 49.70111°N 124.54972°W | 37.4 km (23.2 mi) | 353 | Texada Mines LABEL |
| 49°24′N 124°00′W / 49.4°N 124°W | 1 km (0.62 mi) | (bearing) | Mainland peak to be identified |
| 49°40′28″N 124°28′31″W / 49.67444°N 124.47528°W | 34.1 km (21.2 mi) | 001 | Gillies Bay, Texada Island LABEL |
| 49°29′11″N 124°26′06″W / 49.486454455753254°N 124.43488597869873°W | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) | 015 | Sisters Island Lighthouse off the north end of Lasqueti Island LABEL |
| 49°35′22″N 124°21′28″W / 49.58944°N 124.35778°W | 26.2 km (16.3 mi) | 020 | Base of visible BC Hydro powerline cut. |
| 49°30′00″N 124°23′23″W / 49.50000°N 124.38972°W | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | 024 | Finerty Islands off the north end of Lasqueti Island LABEL |
| 49°36′49″N 124°18′15″W / 49.61361°N 124.30417°W | 30.2 km (18.8 mi) | 025 | Mount Grant, Texada Island 744m LABEL |
| 49°29′29″N 124°21′04″W / 49.49139°N 124.35111°W | 16.7 km (10.4 mi) | 035 | False Bay, Lasqueti Island. Although there is a light in the harbour, it may not be visible from Qualicum Beach LABEL |
| 49°32′03″N 124°11′13″W / 49.53417°N 124.18694°W | 28.3 km (17.6 mi) | 049 | Mount Shepherd, Texada Island 883 m. LABEL |
| 49°28′29″N 124°16′52″W / 49.47472°N 124.28111°W | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) | 051 | Mount Trematon, Lasqueti Island LABEL |
| 49°24′N 124°00′W / 49.4°N 124°W | 1 km (0.62 mi) | (bearing) | Mainland peak to be identified |
| 49°27.1′N 124°17.5′W / 49.4517°N 124.2917°W | 16.6 km (10.3 mi) | 056 | Jenkins Island LABEL |
| 49°27′54″N 124°14′32″W / 49.46511191550435°N 124.24232482910156°W | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) | 058 | Boat Cove, Lasqueti Island LABEL |
External links
[edit]- Online calculator Moveable Type Scripts
- List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals - Pacific Coast Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
- Chrome Island Light
- Sisters Islets Light
- Merry Island Light
- Ballenas Islands Light
References
[edit]- ^ Using a Compass Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
- ^ Magnetic declination Geological Survey of Canada Geomagnetism
- ^ Magnetic Declination CalculatorNatural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
- ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ Atlas of Canada Natural Resources Canada
- ^ Morris, Frank; Heath, Willis R (1979). Marine Atlas, Vol 1 Olympia to Malcolm Island. Seattle: Bayless Enterprises.