Explore Blind Channel, British Columbia, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blind Channel, British Columbia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of British Columbia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Blind Channel and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Blind Channel.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Blind Channel |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.413056 |
| Longitude | -125.5025 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V9W |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JAKJJ |
Blind Channel is a community in Range 1 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Blind Channel is located at 50.4131°N, 125.5025°W.
Blind Channel rests within the rugged confines of the Range 1 Coast Land District, where the Pacific tide presses firmly against the steep, emerald-shadowed slopes of Knox Hill. It lies 47.1 km north-north-west of Campbell River, BC (from Campbell River, BC: bearing 337°T), and is situated 15.7 km north-north-west of Elk Bay. The air here holds a permanent salt-sharp clarity, often cooling into a translucent mist that clings to the cedar boughs as dusk settles over the water. Near the quiet basin, the terrain rises sharply toward the distant Pembroke Range, while the interior landscape is marked by the presence of Max Lake, tucked away just two kilometers from the shoreline. The stillness of the morning is absolute, broken only by the rhythmic slap of swells against the pilings or the sudden, sharp cry of a gull circling above the channel. Life in Blind Channel has long been shaped by the sea, drawing its character from the cycles of coastal navigation and the seasonal ebb of maritime industry. While the Phillips River draws its path through the wilderness some nineteen kilometers away, the local focus remains on the maritime passage that provides a vital connection for those navigating the rugged coastline. Travelers often venture toward the Cetan/Thurston Bay Conservancy, located twelve kilometers distant, to experience the wild expanse of the coast in its most undisturbed state. In Blind Channel, the daily routine follows the light, with residents and visitors alike attuned to the shifting tides that define the possibilities of the day. The influence of the geography is immediate; every activity, from the maintenance of docks to the preparation for a voyage, acknowledges the immense, silent authority of the surrounding mountains and the deep, cold water.
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Explore Blind Channel, 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: 50.413056, -125.5025. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Blind Channel includes the postal code (V9W), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Blind Channel 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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |