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Nicholson
British Columbiahamlet
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Nicholson is a hamlet that lies in British Columbia, Canada. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 51.245°, -116.909° situate Nicholson in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,137 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 45% of daylight hours. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves571
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves516
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves437
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves367
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves342
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves338
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves337
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves330
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2025-01-2658 km NNW of Banff, Canada
- M 4.1 — 2021-02-145 km N of Banff, Canada
- M 3.1 — 2014-10-161 km SW of Banff, Canada
- M 3.3 — 2008-10-2363 km N of Golden, Canada
- M 3.6 — 2002-03-0784 km N of Golden, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 Nicholson
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 165 mi
- Wildfire Silver, Boundary, IdahoWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 181 mi
- Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, MontanaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 211 mi
- Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 225 mi
- Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 228 mi
- Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 239 mi
- Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 240 mi
- Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 242 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