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Ashcroft

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Air quality index

46Good
Coordinates50.72°, -121.28°

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City facts

Overview

Ashcroft is a village located in British Columbia, Canada. The settlement sits at 50.721°, -121.284°, a cool-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,291 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7212
Longitude
-121.2835
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
82
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13,103
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    285
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    258
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    245
  • Bald Eagle
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    223
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    221
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    219
  • Western Meadowlark
    Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
    212
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    205

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3.4
Largest event
2015-12-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

N
Neil McKay
American composer and music teacher (1924-2016)
F
Frank Oberle, Jr.
Canadian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,291

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
191
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ashcroft

Ashcroft, British Columbia
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1947
The Jurassic rocks of Ashcroft, British Columbia
C. H. Crickmay · 1930
Terrain Inventory and Quaternary Geology Ashcroft, British Columbia
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1974
Terrain inventory and Quaternary geology, Ashcroft, British Columbia
J. M. Ryder · 1976
Lower Jurassic Rocks and Fauna Near Ashcroft, British Columbia and Their Relation to Some Granitic Plutons (92-1)
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1969
Lower Jurassic rocks and fauna near Ashcroft, British Columbia and their relation to some granitic plutons (92-1)
Hans Frebold · 1969
Ashcroft Map-Area, British Columbia
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1952
Ashcroft, the gateway to Northern British Columbia
John James Ingalls · 1995

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Western Boxelder Bug
Western Boxelder Bug
Boisea rubrolineata
Seen 2026-06-01
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Seen 2026-06-01
Brittle Pricklypear
Brittle Pricklypear
Opuntia fragilis
Seen 2026-05-30
Western Lynx Spider
Western Lynx Spider
Oxyopes scalaris
Seen 2026-05-28
Osprey
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Seen 2026-05-28
Elm Seed Bug
Elm Seed Bug
Arocatus melanocephalus
Seen 2026-05-27
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Seen 2026-05-27
American Black Bear
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Seen 2026-05-27
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Phidippus johnsoni
Seen 2026-05-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ashcroft, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Arsenic (46188481174) — Ashcroft, Canada0 miBornite (33892147678) — Ashcroft, Canada0 miMolybdenite (40945023233) — Ashcroft, Canada0 miMolybdenite (46995673365) — Ashcroft, Canada0 miChurch of St. John at the Latin Gate, Ashcroft, BC — Ashcroft, Canada1.2 miAshcroft - Highway 97C, British Columbia, Canada - July 1990 — Ashcroft, Canada1.3 miISS042-E-196282 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miISS042-E-196281 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miISS028-E-48986 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miTennantite with Pyrite (40803028693) — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miTetrahedrite with Pyrite (46852769215) — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miISS064-E-42173 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada1.6 miCornwall Road - Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada - July 1990 — Ashcroft, Canada1.8 miAshcroft Manor — Ashcroft, Canada2 miAshcroft Manor Ranch Sod Building — Ashcroft, Canada2 miHippodamia caseyi 327049693 — Ashcroft, Canada2.4 miCanadian National, Ashcroft (Canada), 25.06.2016 - Flickr - miroslav.volek — Ashcroft, Canada3 miHoly Place - panoramio (3) — Ashcroft, Canada3.1 miCache Creek banner — Ashcroft, Canada3.1 mi30.09.24 Near Ashcroft 8012 and 8019 (54057441180) — Ashcroft, Canada3.2 miCPR GE AC4400CW Ashcroft - Kamloops — Ashcroft, Canada3.4 miISS042-E-196284 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada3.9 miISS042-E-196283 - View of Earth — Ashcroft, Canada3.9 miThe Canadian (11) (36504642893) — Ashcroft, Canada4.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
5933019
Population (Wikidata)
1,558
Wikidata
Q2739451

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012