Agassiz British Columbia Map

About Agassiz, British Columbia

Agassiz is a community in Yale Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Agassiz is located at 49.2331°N, 121.7678°W.

Agassiz rests upon the Hopyard Hill, a vantage point overlooking the broad, persistent flow of the Fraser River. It lies 15.2 km east-north-east of Chilliwack, BC (from Chilliwack, BC: bearing 61°T), and is situated 6.4 km west-south-west of Cheam View. The land surrounding Agassiz in the Yale Division Yale Land District holds a quiet gravity, where the morning mist clings to the slopes and the air carries the damp, earthy scent of the riverbed. Near the reach of the water, Ferry Island Park provides a low-lying sanctuary of greenery, while the distant, jagged presence of Stewart Glacier looms as a cold sentinel above the valley. Further afield, the landscape sharpens its profile with the presence of Bridal Veil Falls and the still, reflective surface of Cheam Lake. When the light fades, the valley floor deepens into shades of bruised plum and slate, grounding Agassiz in a landscape that feels both ancient and immediate. Agricultural roots define the character of Agassiz, where the industry of the land remains the pulse of daily life. Generations have worked the soil in the shadow of the hills, maintaining a tradition of farming that marks the passing of the seasons with the harvest of crops and the clearing of fields. The Yale Division Yale Land District retains a sense of purpose in its quiet lanes and open spaces, where the pace is set by the cycle of the climate and the requirements of the earth. People here move with the steady determination of those who know the land, finding a particular beauty in the way the sunlight catches the dew on the fields before the heat of the day takes hold.

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Explore Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.233056, -121.767778. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Agassiz includes the postal code (V2P), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Agassiz is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.