Nelson

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nelson may refer to:

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

D

Danny Gare

Canadian ice hockey player

Sarah Allen

Canadian actress

N

Nancy Argenta

Canadian opera soprano

G

Greg Adams

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1963)

N

Norman Symonds

Canadian musician (1920-1998)

B

Bruno Campese

Italian ice hockey goaltender

Geoff Kinrade

Canadian ice hockey player

Cam Keith

Canadian ice hockey player

John Greyson

Canadian filmmaker (born 1960)

Justin Keller

Canadian ice hockey player

K

Kevin Armstrong

Canadian singer and opera singer

P

Pat Price

Canadian ice hockey player

I

Ian Bennett

Canadian civil servant (1948–2018)

P

Patrick Lane

Canadian writer

Alana DeLong

Canadian politician

B.Traits

DJ

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

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Granite
  3.6 mi away
• Blewett
  4.2 mi away
• Corra Linn
  8.2 mi away
• Porto Rico
  11.5 mi away
• Shoreacres
  11.6 mi away
• South Slocan
  11.6 mi away
• Playmor Junction
  11.6 mi away
• Crescent Valley
  12.5 mi away
• Glade
  13 mi away
• Harrop
  13.2 mi away
• Tarrys
  13.8 mi away
• Slocan Park
  14.9 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nelson

Nelson, British Columbia

Anne DeGrace · 2010

Fort_Nelson, British_Columbia (94J)

Geological Survey of Canada. · 1968

Nelson British Columbia in photographs

Anne DeGrace · 2001

Nelson British Columbia in Photographs

DE GRACE, Anne and THORNTON, Steve · 1996

Fort Nelson, British Columbia (94J)

Gordon C. Taylor · 1968

Nelson, British Columbia (1st edition)

Kootenay and the city of Nelson, British Columbia

Nelson (B.C.). Board of Trade. · 1934

Connecting Northwest Canada--

Northern Alberta Development Council · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 53 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 66 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 119 mi
• Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 136 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 149 mi
• Wildfire WELLS ROAD, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 156 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 179 mi
• Wildfire PALOUSE RIVER, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 181 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Seen 2026-10-16

Calligrapha sigmoidea

Calligrapha sigmoidea

Seen 2026-10-16

Hoary Comma

Polygonia gracilis

Seen 2026-10-16

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum

Seen 2026-10-15

Brown Satyr Moth

Ufeus satyricus

Seen 2026-10-15

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Seen 2026-10-15

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-10-15

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-10-13

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-10-12

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

Official Identifiers