Explore Burns Lake, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Burns Lake, 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 Burns Lake 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 Burns Lake.
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 | Burns Lake |
| Type | Village |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 54.230278 |
| Longitude | -125.764444 |
| Population | 1,659 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V2K |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | JAECH |
Burns Lake is a village in Range 5 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Burns Lake is located at 54.2303°N, 125.7644°W.
Burns Lake occupies a quiet portion of the Range 5 Coast Land District, resting amidst a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glacial retreat and the quiet accumulation of northern winters. It lies 60.3 km east-south-east of Houston, BC (from Houston, BC: bearing 108°T), and is situated 9.0 km south-south-east of Decker Lake. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of the surrounding timber, while the light at dusk often bruises the horizon with deep shades of violet and bruised copper. Nearby, the still surface of Loch Lomond mirrors the sky with a mirror-like precision, serving as a silent anchor for the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the Bulkley River winds through the lower terrain, its presence marked by the rhythmic, low-frequency hum of moving water that persists even when the wind dies down. The history of Burns Lake remains grounded in the rugged industry of the interior, where the extraction and processing of timber have provided a steady pulse for generations. Workers move through their days with a focus sharpened by the demands of forestry, maintaining a local economy that relies heavily on the strength of the woods and the infrastructure built to manage them. While the work is demanding, the transition from labor to leisure is marked by a deep appreciation for the surrounding wilds. Residents often find respite at Dead Man's Island Park, where the forest canopy provides a sanctuary of shadow and scent, grounding the collective experience of the people in the soil of their own home. Cultural life in Burns Lake thrives on a sense of shared endurance and a quiet, persistent pride that defines those who choose to live where the winters are long and the summers are fleeting. Traditions here are often kept close, shared over coffee or during the seasonal shifts that dictate the pace of life, from the preparation for the first snowfall to the brief, brilliant thaw of spring. The identity of Burns Lake is reflected in the faces of those who navigate its streets, a mix of long-standing families and those who have come for the solitude of the north. It is a place that values the directness of a conversation and the reliability of a neighbor, fostering a character that is as unyielding and honest as the land itself.
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Explore Burns Lake, 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: 54.230278, -125.764444. 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 Burns Lake includes the postal code (V2K), 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 Burns Lake 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 | October 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) |