Point Atkinson Lighthouse
You will find Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver. On the official register, it is a National Historic Site of Canada. Add Museum of Anthropology at UBC, 6.8 km away, to a visit.
Lighthouse in West Vancouver
Inside West Vancouver
Point Atkinson Lighthouse is inside West Vancouver’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓
National Historic Site of Canada
It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
In West Vancouver the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
Point Atkinson Lighthouse
In West Vancouver: within the town’s municipal boundary.
- Type
- Lighthouse
- Listed
- National Historic Site of Canada
- Town
- in West Vancouver
Where it sits
Orange shows Point Atkinson Lighthouse; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is West Vancouver’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which towns are near Point Atkinson Lighthouse
By population, West Vancouver leads the 8 with 47,929. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1West Vancouver
- 2Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver
- 3Bowen Island
- 4West Point Grey
- 5Capilano 5
- 6Greektown
- 7West End
- 8Kitsilano
West Vancouver
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver
Bowen Island
West Point Grey
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Point Atkinson Lighthouse is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Vancouver | It’s in town | 47,929 | 77 |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 1.4 km south of it | 22,031 | 56 |
| Bowen Island | 7.7 km northwest of it | 4,501 | 7 |
| West Point Grey | 8.8 km south of it | 13,429 | 50 |
| Capilano 5 | 9.5 km southeast of it | 3,376 | 74 |
| Greektown | 9.7 km south of it | 16,618 | 91 |
| West End | 10 km southeast of it | 30,785 | 99 |
| Kitsilano | 11 km south of it | 27,320 | 94 |
Also near Point Atkinson Lighthouse
Also within 15 km are 4 museums, 3 art galleries and a garden.
MuseumMuseum of Anthropology at UBC6.8 km away · 200K visitors a year (2024)2
GardenNitobe Memorial Garden7.1 km away3MuseumMuseumBeaty Biodiversity Museum7.5 km away4Art galleryArt galleryMorris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery6.9 km away5Art galleryArt galleryWest Vancouver Art Museum7.6 km away6MuseumMuseumIndian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre7.1 km away7Art galleryArt gallerySeabreeze Gallery7.5 km away8MuseumMuseumPacific Museum of Earth7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Point Atkinson Lighthouse
Where is Point Atkinson Lighthouse?
Inside the town’s municipal boundary: Point Atkinson Lighthouse is in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
What is Point Atkinson Lighthouse?
Lighthouse.
When is the best time to visit Point Atkinson Lighthouse?
In West Vancouver, afternoons are warmest from May to September, at 18–23°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).
Is Point Atkinson Lighthouse a designated historic place?
Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Point Atkinson Lighthouse: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Anthropology at UBC: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nitobe Memorial Garden: Damien Guard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).