Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Get Your Bearings / S'Orienter
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014
1. Get Your Bearings / S'Orienter Marker
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Imagine the expanse of water between Fisgard Lighthouse and Albert Head (to your right) filled with ships at anchor. Named “Royal Roads” in colonial times, this was a safe anchorage, a place to wait for daylight, calm seas or perhaps the right wind before entering Esquimalt or Victoria Harbour.
Beyond Albert Head, look for Race Rocks Lighthouse. For over 150 years ships have watched for this landmark while making their way to Victoria, Vancouver or Seattle along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, one of the world’s busiest trade waterways.
Imagine the expanse of water between Fisgard Lighthouse and Albert Head (to your right) filled with ships at anchor. Named “Royal Roads” in colonial times, this was a safe anchorage, a place to wait for daylight, calm seas or perhaps the right wind before entering Esquimalt or Victoria Harbour.
Beyond Albert Head, look for Race Rocks Lighthouse. For over 150 years ships have watched for this landmark while making their way to Victoria, Vancouver or Seattle along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, one of the world’s busiest trade waterways.
Imaginez l’étendue d’eau entre le phare de Fisgard et le cap Albert (à votre droite) remplie de bateaux à l’ancre. Cet endroit, appelé « Royal Roads » à l’époque coloniale, était une aire de mouillage sécuritaire d’où on attendait que le jour se léve, que la mer se calme ou, peut-étre, que le vent souffle dans la bonne direction avant d’entrer dans le port d’Esquimalt ou de Victoria.
Cherchez le phare de Race Rocks, au-delà du cap Albert. Pendant plus de 150 ans, les capitaines surveillaient ce point de repère alors que leurs navires se dirigeaient vers
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Victoria, Vancouver ou Seattle, en remontant le détroit de Juan de Fuca, l’une des voies navigables les plus fréquentées du globe.
Location. 48° 25.885′ N, 123° 26.935′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. Marker is on the grounds of Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 Fort Rodd Hill Road, Victoria BC V9C 2W8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 22, 2014
3. Get Your Bearings / S'Orienter Marker
Looking south across the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward Washington State
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
