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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 11:55 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Vancouver with an UTC offset of -8 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: 7°C / 44 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 84% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sunshine Lodge
Cedars Inn Hotel & Convention Center
Gibsons Garden Hotel
Videos from this area
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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.
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.
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.