Long Harbour British Columbia Map

About Long Harbour, British Columbia

Long Harbour is a landing in Saltspring Island Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Long Harbour is located at 48.8500°N, 123.4500°W.

Long Harbour nestles into the southeastern curve of Saltspring Island, a place where the sea exhales a salty breath onto land that is both gentle and resilient. It lies 20.5 km east-north-east of Duncan, BC (from Duncan, BC: bearing 67°T), and is situated 3.7 km east of Ganges. The terrain here is a pleasingly irregular mosaic of rolling fields, remnants of past cultivation, interspersed with stands of Douglas fir and arbutus, their bark peeling like ancient parchment. The coastline itself is a complex lace of coves and narrow inlets, each whispering its own story of the tides, with small, weathered docks clinging to the shore like barnacles. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent coastal mist, possesses a luminous, almost liquid quality, illuminating the emerald mosses that drape the ancient cedars and lending a soft glow to the weathered grey shingles of the few scattered homes. The history of Long Harbour is deeply entwined with the sea and the land, a narrative shaped by early settlers drawn to its sheltered waters and fertile soil. While agriculture, particularly sheep farming and fruit orchards, once formed the backbone of the local economy, today a more diverse approach prevails, with artisans, small-scale organic farms, and a burgeoning interest in sustainable tourism shaping its present. The echo of Indigenous presence, long before European arrival, can still be felt in the quiet reverence for the natural world that permeates the air, a legacy of stewardship that resonates in the careful way the land is tended. The distinctive character of Long Harbour is one of quiet industry and a profound connection to the cycles of nature, a place where the rhythm of the ferry approaching the dock is often the loudest sound to break the day's serene hum.

About This Long Harbour Map Page

Explore Long Harbour, 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: 48.85, -123.45. 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 Long Harbour includes the postal code (V8K), 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 Long Harbour 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.