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Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada


Alternative Names:Grand Forks, Grand-Forks, ZGF, Гранд Форкс, Гранд-Форкс, گرینڈ فورکس، برٹش کولمبیا
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Region:British Columbia, Canada
Latitude:49° 1' 59" N
Longitude:118° 26' 8" W
Lat/Long (dec):49.03309,-118.4356
Köppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Population:4,208 (2008)
Mindat Feature ID:5964401
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5964401:5
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Marble quarry (Kettle River Rock quarry), Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 1' 55" N118° 22' 59" W3.8km (2.4 miles)
Granby River, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 4' 6" N118° 27' 4" W4.1km (2.5 miles)
Danville Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 59' 21" N118° 30' 1" W6.8km (4.2 miles)
Fisherman Creek, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 5' 59" N118° 28' 8" W7.8km (4.9 miles)
Singer Placer, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 59' 45" N118° 31' 50" W8.1km (5.0 miles)
Hercules Prospect, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 39" N118° 31' 2" W8.6km (5.3 miles)
Irish, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 57' 54" N118° 29' 39" W8.7km (5.4 miles)
Niagara deposit, Fisherman Creek, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 6' 29" N118° 28' 27" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Morning Star Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 16" N118° 31' 15" W9.3km (5.8 miles)
Surprise, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 5" N118° 31' 9" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Danville Chromium Occurrence, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 57' 59" N118° 30' 59" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Mascot Prospect, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 49" N118° 32' 23" W9.6km (6.0 miles)
Cyprus Prospect, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 57' 42" N118° 30' 46" W9.7km (6.0 miles)
Lone Ranch Creek, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 39" N118° 19' 44" W9.9km (6.2 miles)
Minnehaha, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 56' 39" N118° 27' 47" W10.1km (6.3 miles)
Gold Hill, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 54" N118° 33' 4" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Sam Jones Homestead, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 56' 50" N118° 29' 52" W10.6km (6.6 miles)
Golden Crown Mine, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 4' 16" N118° 34' 13" W10.7km (6.7 miles)
Rogers Prospect Pearl, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 40" N118° 33' 23" W10.7km (6.7 miles)
Independent Mountain, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 56' 56" N118° 21' 46" W10.7km (6.7 miles)
Gold Dike Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 10" N118° 33' 2" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Walla Walla, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA48° 58' 11" N118° 33' 7" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Winnipeg Mine, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 4' 25" N118° 34' 25" W11.0km (6.9 miles)
Greenwood Mill, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 5' 18" N118° 34' 16" W11.6km (7.2 miles)
Tremblay Tailings, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 6' 8" N118° 33' 20" W11.7km (7.2 miles)
Keno Mine (Evening Star Mine; Wellington Camp), Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 3' 57" N118° 35' 21" W11.8km (7.3 miles)
Lexington Mine, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 0' 0" N118° 35' 59" W12.5km (7.8 miles)
Curlew, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 5' 27" N118° 35' 2" W12.6km (7.8 miles)
Rawhide, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 5' 20" N118° 35' 8" W12.6km (7.8 miles)
Gold Drop, Phoenix Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada49° 5' 36" N118° 35' 0" W12.7km (7.9 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
CanadaCountry
British Columbia, CanadaProvince
Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaDivision
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Quesnellia, North America PlateVolcanic Arc
Columbia Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary42.2.35.0.0.0
Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Grand Forks42.2.35.957.0.0
 
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