Gibsons
in Sunshine Coast Regional District of British Columbia, Canada

Noteable things around
Location Summary
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: 11:55 PM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Vancouver
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:38 am and 4:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

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

Address
0,9 mi
679 North Rd.
V0N1V0 Gibsons
Canada

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cedars Inn Hotel & Convention Center

Address
1,0 mi
895 Gibsons Way
V0N 1V0 Gibsons
Canada

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Gibsons Garden Hotel

Address
1,1 mi
963 Gibsons Way
V0N1V8 Gibsons
Canada

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Orcas at Keats Island

Published: March 27, 2011
Length: 00:01 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Jennifer Milley

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

Published: June 02, 2011
Length: 21:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sunshine Kayaking

A front row view of Orcas visiting the Salish Sea, between Gibsons and Keats Island.


Keats June 1 2014

Published: June 04, 2014
Length: 28:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mike Blomkamp


Sunshine Kayaking

Published: November 10, 2013
Length: 37:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 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

Published: June 23, 2009
Length: 52:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Vince C

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.

Published: August 18, 2008
Length: 36:03 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: ostrandersail

Sailing.


Plumpo 2008 - Sail Past 01

Published: August 05, 2008
Length: 18:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Shannon Smith

70 Year Celebration 1938-2008.


Town of Gibsons All Candidates Meeting October 30, 2014

Published: November 01, 2014
Length: 27:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce

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

Published: December 19, 2014
Length: 39:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gibsons Recycling Depot

Local on site in vessel composting at Gibsons Recycling Depot and Resource Recovery Centre.


Town of Gibsons-Council Meeting-March 17, 2015

Published: March 18, 2015
Length: 44:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alliance of Gibsons Businesses

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.

Located at 49.4028, -123.504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Populated places on the British Columbia Coast, Towns in British Columbia, Populated places in the Sunshine Coast Regional District, Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)

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.

Located at 49.4018, -123.506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tugboats of Canada, Museum ships in British Columbia, Water transport in British Columbia, Ships built in British Columbia, 1965 ships, Fictional ships, Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)