Explore Kimberley, 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 Kimberley, 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 Kimberley 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 Kimberley.
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 | Kimberley |
| Type | City |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Kootenay Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.685 |
| Longitude | -115.981667 |
| Population | 8,115 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V1A |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | JAHBL |
Kimberley is a city in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Kimberley is located at 49.6850°N, 115.9817°W.
Kimberley rests against the rising slopes of North Star Hill, a settlement defined by the rugged verticality of the Kootenay Land District. It lies 25.9 km north-west of Cranbrook, BC (from Cranbrook, BC: bearing 319°T), and is situated 6.2 km north-north-west of Marysville. The air here holds a distinct crispness, sharp enough to suggest the proximity of the high peaks even when they are obscured by the low-hanging clouds of autumn. Below the incline, the St. Mary River carves a path through the valley floor, its movement a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the landscape. Nearer to the settled edges, the surface of Elmer Lake reflects the changing sky with a glassy stillness, offering a quiet counterpoint to the steep, forested terrain that rises abruptly behind the homes. Even at the height of day, the light seems to catch on the ridges, casting long, deliberate shadows that lend the ground a sense of permanence and depth. The history of Kimberley remains rooted in the extraction of mineral wealth, an industry that once dictated the very architecture and layout of the streets. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely fallen silent, the legacy of that era lingers in the sturdy, deliberate construction of the older districts and the pragmatic spirit of those who call Kimberley home. The local economy has shifted its focus, moving away from the deep-earth toil toward a life sustained by the surrounding wilderness and the seasonal migrations of visitors. This transition has allowed a new kind of vitality to take hold, where the focus rests on maintaining a balance between the necessity of modern livelihood and the preservation of the landscape that gave the settlement its start. In the quiet hours, the character of Kimberley reveals itself through a preference for simplicity and a deep regard for the immediate surroundings. Residents often look toward the horizon where Wasa Lake Park provides a broader expanse of open space, a destination that draws people out of the sheltered valleys and into the light of the wider basin. There is a sense of collective stillness here, a feeling that life moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons rather than the pressures of the clock. Whether following the trails that wind upward toward the crest of North Star Hill or finding a moment of reprieve along the banks of the St. Mary River, the daily experience is one of direct engagement with the earth, marked by a clarity that only comes when one lives in the shadow of the mountains.
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Explore Kimberley, 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: 49.685, -115.981667. 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 Kimberley includes the postal code (V1A), 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 Kimberley 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 | October 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) |