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Islay

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Total population

208

Coordinates53.39°, -110.54°

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City facts

Overview

Islay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. Previously an incorporated municipality, Islay dissolved from village status on March 15, 1944, to become part of the Municipal District of Vermilion Valley No. 482. The community was named after Islay, in Scotland, the ancestral home of pioneer settlers.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.3929
Longitude
-110.5449
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,848
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    95
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    81
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    61
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    61
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    47
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    43
  • Downy Woodpecker
    Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    40
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    40

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

T
Tom Lysons
Canadian politician (1934–1997)

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

Nearby places in Alberta

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,277

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
93
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
Seen 2026-08-28
White-bowed Smoothwing
White-bowed Smoothwing
Scaeva affinis
Seen 2026-08-28
Redstem Stork's-bill
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
Seen 2026-08-12
fireweed
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Seen 2026-08-09
great blanketflower
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
Seen 2026-08-09
Flodman's thistle
Flodman's thistle
Cirsium flodmanii
Seen 2026-08-09
pineapple-weed
pineapple-weed
Matricaria discoidea
Seen 2026-08-09
Yellow Salsify
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Seen 2026-08-09
Yellow Sweetclover
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
Seen 2026-08-09

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API