Faro
in Yukon, Canada
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Faro Airport (2 mi) - Ross River Airport (35 mi)
- Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (119 mi)
- Mayo Airport (124 mi)
- Teslin Airport (144 mi)
- 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: 02:06 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Whitehorse
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:08 am and 4:07 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
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
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 02:06 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Whitehorse with an UTC offset of -8 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: -9°C / 15 °F
| Morning Temperature | -10°C / 15 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -14°C / 7 °F |
| Night Temperature | -12°C / 10 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Thursday, 14th of November 2024
-9°C (16 °F)
-10°C (14 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 15th of November 2024
-5°C (22 °F)
-7°C (19 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
-9°C (15 °F)
-13°C (9 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast 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.
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
