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Great Central
British Columbiavillage
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Great Central sits in British Columbia, Canada and is identified as a village. The settlement sits at 49.317°, -124.983°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,191 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves2,935
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,618
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves2,566
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,448
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,431
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,426
- Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens (J.K.Townsend, 1837) · Aves2,084
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,958
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.18 — 2026-09-1521 km SSW of Ucluelet, Canada
- M 3 — 2025-05-0119 km E of Ucluelet, Canada
- M 2.8 — 2025-04-0520 km ENE of South Pender Harbour, Canada
- M 2.58 — 2024-08-0726 km S of Ucluelet, Canada
- M 4.9 — 2022-11-2618 km NW of Tofino, Canada
- M 2.77 — 2022-05-05Vancouver Island, Canada region
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in British Columbia
- Bainbridge6 mi away
- Mud Bay13.1 mi away · pop. 147
- Buckley Bay15.6 mi away · pop. 204
- Bowser15.8 mi away
- Dunsmuir17.4 mi away · pop. 1,271
- Qualicum Bay17.8 mi away · pop. 334
- Meadowood19.3 mi away
- Ehthlateese20.6 mi away
- Minto22.5 mi away
- Royston22.8 mi away · pop. 1,562
- Puntledge24 mi away
- Dove Creek27.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Great Central
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 167 mi
- Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 187 mi
- Wildfire SISI, Chelan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 200 mi
- Wildfire KING, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 213 mi
- Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 221 mi
- Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 243 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET