Forest Hills British Columbia Map

About Forest Hills, British Columbia

Forest Hills is a community in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Forest Hills is located at 49.3525°N, 123.0928°W.

Forest Hills, nestled against the dramatic slopes of the North Shore Mountains, presents a landscape of verdant slopes and deep ravines, carved by ancient glacial melt. It lies 10.3 km north of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 9°T), and is situated 15.0 km north-west of Burnaby. Here, towering Douglas firs and cedars form a dense canopy, their branches often draped with the soft, grey-green moss characteristic of this coastal climate. Sunlight filters through the leaves in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of fern and salal on the forest floor, while the air carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying wood and fresh rain. The terrain is a study in contrasts, with steep inclines giving way to hidden dells and winding creeks that murmur their way towards the Fraser River. The history of Forest Hills is intrinsically linked to the logging and pulp industries that once dominated this stretch of the Fraser River. Remnants of old logging roads still scar the hillsides, a quiet testament to the labour that shaped this land before its transformation into a residential haven. Today, the local economy is more diversified, with many residents commuting to Vancouver for work, yet a strong sense of self-reliance persists, a legacy of its working-class roots. The community retains a distinctive character, a blend of the quietude of the forest and the subtle hum of suburban life, where the distant call of a ferry horn can sometimes be heard on the breeze, a reminder of the vital waterway that defines the region.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

Explore Forest Hills, 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: 49.3525, -123.092778. 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 Forest Hills includes the postal code (V7N), 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 Forest Hills 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.