Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s surroundings: 47 historic places within 50 km
Before 1961: just 9.3% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. West Vancouver, 27 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The registers find 47 places within 50 km of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
The nearest is Point Atkinson Lighthouse, 21 km away in West Vancouver. Bastion, 39 km off, is the oldest: 1855. Between them, 16 towns share them, mainly Yaletown, Granville Entertainment District and Strathcona.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Point Atkinson LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 21 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Binning ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1941–1942 · 26 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Merry Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1966 · 28 km away, in Welcome Beach |
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 31 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 31 km away, in West End |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 31 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 32 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 32 km away, in Fairview |
| Coastal ChurchHeritage designation · 1919 · 33 km away, in West End |
| Electra BuildingListed in a community heritage register · 1957 · 33 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Former Vancouver Law CourtsNational Historic Site · 1907–1912 · 33 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
| Hotel GeorgiaHeritage designation · 33 km away, in Granville Entertainment District |
Within 50 km of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast, the decades after Confederation left the most
Places as far as 50 km from Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Dated places within 50 km: 41. Before Confederation: one. The earliest is Bastion in Nanaimo, begun in 1855.
The biggest share of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 41%
New building is strong in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast: 5.6% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast today were built before 2001. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 29% of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 0 | 0 | — |
Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 9.3% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s history
How many historic places does Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast have on the registers?
None in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast itself. The closest is Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver, 21 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast?
Before 1961: 9.3% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).