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Kingcome Inlet British Columbia Map

Explore Kingcome Inlet, 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.

Interactive Map of Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia

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How to Use This Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingcome Inlet, 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 Kingcome Inlet 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 Kingcome Inlet.

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.

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PlaceKingcome Inlet
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryBritish Columbia (BC)
LocationRange 1 Coast Land District
CountryCanada
Latitude50.95
Longitude-126.2
Postal Code (FSA)V0N
Area Code236, 250, 604, 672, 778
ImportanceTown
CGN IDJBTPU

About Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia

Kingcome Inlet is a locality in Range 1 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Kingcome Inlet is located at 50.9500°N, 126.2000°W.

Kingcome Inlet marks a profound intersection where the steep, shadowed flanks of the Kingcome Range meet the cold, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific coast. It lies 73.9 km east-north-east of Port McNeill, BC (from Port McNeill, BC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 2.2 km south-south-west of Kingcome. The landscape is defined by the Kingcome River, which carves a path of glacial silt and braided gravel toward the sea, creating a stillness that feels heavy and ancient. At dusk, the light loses its sharpness, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter that reflects the jagged silhouettes of the heights above. Tumult Glacier sits forty kilometers distant, a silent, frozen sentinel watching over the slow drift of the tides. Eleven kilometers away, the Kingcome River/Atlatzi River Ecological Reserve guards the integrity of the wild, ensuring that the riparian corridors remain undisturbed by the restless push of the outside world. Life in Kingcome Inlet holds a quiet gravity rooted in the ancestral presence of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation, whose heritage flows through the valley like the river itself. The economy relies on a deep, practical engagement with the land and the surrounding waters, a tradition of stewardship that demands patience and a keen eye for the shifting weather. Days are measured by the rise and fall of the inlet, where the damp chill of the coastal air settles into the timber and stone. Residents navigate the realities of a remote life with a stoic grace, finding value in the isolation that keeps the modern rush at a distance. Here, the hum of the wilderness is the primary soundtrack, punctuated only by the low, resonant calls of birds and the persistent, rhythmic murmuring of the Kingcome River as it steadily empties into the deep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kingcome River/Atlatzi River Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 9.6 km, 022° NNE · 384 ha
  • Kwatsi Bay Recreation Site (Nature Reserve) — 10.3 km, 201° SSW
  • Viner Sound Recreation Site (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 km, 216° SW
  • Echo Bay Marine Park (Provincial Park) — 30.1 km, 223° SW
  • Billy Proctor's Museum (Museum) — 30.6 km, 223° SW
  • Broughton Archipelago Park (Provincial Park) — 32.5 km, 229° SW · 2,061 ha
  • Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 55.6 km, 206° SSW · 467 ha
  • Lower Tsitika River Park (Provincial Park) — 56.5 km, 207° SSW · 3,745 ha
  • Cormorant Channel Marine Park (Provincial Park) — 56.8 km, 228° SW · 245 ha
  • Mount Derby Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 59.8 km, 204° SSW · 557 ha
  • Tsitika Mountain Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 61.9 km, 208° SSW · 554 ha
  • Forward Harbour Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 62.0 km, 145° SE
  • Dave Farrant Memorial Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 62.5 km, 224° SW
  • At The Water's Edge Adventures (Attraction) — 63.5 km, 225° SW
  • Alert Bay Library-Museum (Museum) — 64.8 km, 230° SW
  • U'Mista Cultural Society (Art / Cultural Centre) — 65.1 km, 232° SW
  • Alert Bay ArtLoft Gallery and Gift Shop (Gallery) — 65.3 km, 232° SW
  • Sointula Museum (Museum) — 67.7 km, 239° WSW
  • Tsitika River Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 70.6 km, 192° SSW · 110 ha
  • Claud Elliott Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 71.2 km, 200° SSW · 328 ha
  • Lower Nimpkish Park (Provincial Park) — 71.2 km, 231° SW · 200 ha
  • Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 72.4 km, 200° SSW · 233 ha
  • Mount Elliott Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 73.1 km, 197° SSW · 324 ha
  • Mackay Whale Watching (Attraction) — 74.3 km, 238° WSW
  • Port McNeill & District Museum (Museum) — 74.3 km, 238° WSW
  • Grizzly Helicopters Ltd (Attraction) — 74.4 km, 238° WSW
  • Cluxewe Wildlife Management Area (Wildlife Management Area) — 78.0 km, 242° WSW · 34 ha
  • Schoen Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 80.0 km, 182° S · 8,775 ha

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About This Kingcome Inlet Map Page

Explore Kingcome Inlet, 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: 50.95, -126.2. 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 Kingcome Inlet includes the postal code (V0N), 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 Kingcome Inlet 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)