Collettville British Columbia Map

About Collettville, British Columbia

Collettville is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Collettville is located at 50.1000°N, 120.8000°W.

Collettville sits nestled in a hollow where the Thompson River’s powerful current has carved its enduring mark. It lies 71.9 km south-south-west of Kamloops, BC (from Kamloops, BC: bearing 207°T), and is situated 1.6 km south-south-west of Merritt. Here, the land rises in sun-baked slopes, a mosaic of sagebrush and hardy grasses punctuated by the stoic forms of ponderosa pines. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, warm scent, a perfume of dust and pine needles that clings to the skin. The vast expanse of the sky above, often a brilliant, unwavering blue, seems to press down, imbuing the landscape with a profound sense of quietude. The subtle shimmer of heat rising from the gravelly earth is a constant reminder of the sun’s dominion over this arid, yet surprisingly vibrant, corner of the interior. The roots of Collettville are entwined with the rich Indigenous heritage of the Secwepemc people, whose ancestral lands have long been shaped by the rhythms of the Thompson River. Later, prospectors and settlers were drawn by the promise of the land, establishing a modest agricultural base that still defines much of Collettville's present-day economy. Orchards, their fruit trees a splash of ordered green against the wilder terrain, dot the landscape, yielding apples and cherries that are a testament to the resilience of cultivation in this sometimes unforgiving environment. The gentle hum of irrigation systems and the occasional rumble of a pickup truck are the characteristic sounds that punctuate the days in Collettville, a place where the past whispers through the rustling leaves and the present unfolds with a quiet, enduring grace.

About This Collettville Map Page

Explore Collettville, 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: 50.1, -120.8. 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 Collettville includes the postal code (V1K), 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 Collettville 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.