Coutlee British Columbia Map

About Coutlee, British Columbia

Coutlee is a locality in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Coutlee is located at 50.1244°N, 120.8261°W.

Coutlee unfolds across a landscape where the arid, sagebrush-studded slopes of the Thompson Plateau meet the fertile embrace of the Nicola Valley. It lies 70.3 km south-south-west of Kamloops, BC (from Kamloops, BC: bearing 210°T), and is situated 3.0 km west-north-west of Merritt. Here, the sun, when it deigns to break free of the often-clear skies, casts a stark, beautiful light that etches the contours of the land with sharp definition, turning the dry grasses to shades of ochre and gold. The air carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of wild roses in bloom during the warmer months, a dry, clean fragrance that speaks of the semi-arid climate. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of millennia, give way to flatter expanses where the land seems to sigh under the weight of its own quietude, a place where the immense sky above feels as much a part of the terrain as the soil beneath one's feet. The history of Coutlee is intrinsically linked to the bounty and challenge of this valley, its economy long anchored in the cultivation of the land. Ranching and agriculture have shaped the character of Coutlee, with generations of families tending to the soil, coaxing life from the often-stubborn ground. The irrigation ditches, a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance against the dry climate, crisscross the fields, a network of silver veins nourishing the crops. While the echoes of early pioneers and the Indigenous peoples who first called this place home are woven into the very fabric of the region, the present-day Coutlee thrives on a steady, unpretentious industry, where the harvest and the herd still dictate the rhythm of life, and the vast, open vistas encourage a contemplative pace.

About This Coutlee Map Page

Explore Coutlee, 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: 50.124444, -120.826111. 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 Coutlee 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 Coutlee 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.