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Rossland
British Columbiatown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a town in British Columbia, Canada, Rossland occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 49.078°, -117.800°. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,243 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,082
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves1,989
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,929
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,718
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,446
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves1,298
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,245
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina (Swainson, 1827) · Aves1,228
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1630 km ESE of Nelson, Canada
- M 2.5 — 2024-03-3037 km ESE of Nelson, Canada
- M 3.2 — 2020-02-1537 km ESE of Nelson, Canada
- M 2.5 — 2020-01-1026 km E of Nelson, Canada
- M 2.5 — 2019-10-1229 km E of Nelson, Canada
- M 3.1 — 2017-11-2226 km ESE of Nelson, 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.
Nearby places in British Columbia
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 Rossland
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- CHESTNUT Wildfire, Chelan, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-06-06 · 135 mi
- COUNTRY MEADOW Wildfire, Benton, WashingtonWildfires · 2026-05-23 · 214 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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rossland, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 5905023
- Wikidata
- Q1973819
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012