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Pokheitsk

British Columbiavillage

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Coordinates50.52°, -121.28°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in British Columbia, Canada, Pokheitsk occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of 50.522°, -121.278° situate Pokheitsk in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,291 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.5218
Longitude
-121.2784
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)
12,979
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • western black widow
    Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 · Arachnida
    230
  • Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886
    Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886 · Insecta
    214
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    200
  • Western Collared Ant
    Aphaenogaster occidentalis (Emery, 1895) · Insecta
    193
  • loose prickly-pear
    Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. · Magnoliopsida
    141
  • Big Sagebrush
    Artemisia tridentata (Nutt.) W.A.Weber · Magnoliopsida
    131
  • Isopod
    Cylisticus convexus (De Geer, 1778) · Malacostraca
    128
  • Douglas Fir
    Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco · Pinopsida
    127

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2002-08-17

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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