Explore Kakawis, 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 Kakawis, 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 Kakawis 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 Kakawis.
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 | Kakawis |
| Type | Landing |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Clayoquot Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.183056 |
| Longitude | -125.917778 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V9J |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | JAFMN |
Kakawis is a landing in Clayoquot Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Kakawis is located at 49.1831°N, 125.9178°W.
Kakawis anchors itself firmly against the rugged, salt-sprayed edge of the Clayoquot Land District, where the Pacific coastline meets the brooding shadows of the nearby Catface Range. It lies 3.5 km north-north-west of Tofino, BC (from Tofino, BC: bearing 344°T), and is situated 14.7 km south-east of Marktosis. The air here carries a persistent, cooling dampness that clings to the cedar boughs, a heavy moisture that seems to hold the light of the setting sun long after the horizon has darkened. While the Cypre River flows through the wilder reaches about 10 km away and Mallard Lake hides in the interior hills some 11 km distant, Kakawis remains defined by the rhythmic pulse of the tides and the sheer, silent presence of the mountain slopes that rise from the water. Even the distant, frozen silence of Taylor Glacier, resting 39 km toward the interior, feels like a cold breath carried on the wind, reminding those who stand on the shore of the vast, ancient geography that frames this coastal outpost. The history of Kakawis is deeply rooted in the stewardship of the land and the endurance of those who have long looked to the sea for their livelihood. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the expansive protected wilderness of the Réserve de parc national du Canada Pacific Rim lies 29 km away, serving as a reminder of the quiet, untamed character that defines the region. Economic life in Kakawis moves with the seasonal requirements of a maritime existence, where the daily tasks of maintenance and resourcefulness take precedence over the frenetic pace of urban centers. Life here follows the turning of the tides, a steady, honest labor that respects the boundaries set by the unforgiving terrain and the vast, grey expanse of the Pacific. In the quiet moments between the morning fog and the evening mist, the people of Kakawis find a stillness that matches the profound, enduring gravity of the surrounding landscape.
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Explore Kakawis, 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: 49.183056, -125.917778. 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 Kakawis includes the postal code (V9J), 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 Kakawis 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) |