Explore Gordon River, 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 Gordon River, 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 Gordon River 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 Gordon River.
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 | Gordon River |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Cowichan Lake Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.766667 |
| Longitude | -124.33333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V9X |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JCJBS |
Gordon River is a locality in Cowichan Lake Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gordon River is located at 48.7667°N, 124.3333°W.
The Gordon River carves its path through the rugged terrain of the Cowichan Lake Land District, defined by the imposing presence of the nearby Seymour Range. It lies 45.5 km west-south-west of Ladysmith, BC (from Ladysmith, BC: bearing 237°T), and is situated 13.4 km west-south-west of Honeymoon Bay. The weight of the surrounding forest informs the character of the Gordon River, where the water runs clear and cold against a backdrop of steep, shadowed slopes. At dusk, the light catches the surface of the river in a way that turns the deep greens of the conifers into near-black silhouettes, while the air carries a damp, evergreen stillness that settles heavily in the valley. McClure Lake sits thirteen kilometers removed from the main flow, a quiet basin that holds the silence of the higher elevations. The land here demands a deliberate pace, favoring those who understand the temperamental moods of a coastal watershed and the way the weather clings to the flanks of the mountains. Industry and history in the Cowichan Lake Land District have long been shaped by the extraction and movement of timber, a labor that leaves a distinct mark upon the character of the Gordon River. Life here maintains a connection to the cycles of the woods, where the machinery of the past has left behind a legacy of hard work and physical endurance. The local economy persists through the rhythm of seasonal cycles, and the people who live along the banks of the Gordon River share a quiet pragmatism, shaped by a landscape that does not yield easily to human ambition. On clear days, the air clarifies, revealing the sharp lines of the terrain and the persistent, flowing presence of the river itself, which continues its steady journey toward the sea.
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Explore Gordon River, 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: 48.766667, -124.33333. 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 Gordon River includes the postal code (V9X), 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 Gordon River 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) |