Explore Mayne Island, 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.
Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mayne Island, 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 Mayne Island 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 Mayne Island.
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 | Mayne Island |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Cowichan Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.851111 |
| Longitude | -123.299722 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V8K |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JDLLC |
Mayne Island is a community in Cowichan Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Mayne Island is located at 48.8511°N, 123.2997°W.
Mayne Island rests within the sheltering embrace of the Pacific coast, its terrain rising toward the modest height of the Deacon Hill. It lies 23.4 km north-north-east of Sidney, BC (from Sidney, BC: bearing 18°T), and is situated 14.7 km east of Ganges. The air here holds a distinct salt-heavy chill that lingers long after the sun dips behind the horizon, casting a bruised, violet light across the shoreline. While the Cowichan River courses through the mainland some 26 km away, the island maintains its own quiet hydrological character, marked by the presence of Finlay Lake, located 7 km from the heart of the island. The expansive Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada sits 8 km distant, acting as a green anchor for the surrounding archipelago. Those who walk the slopes of Mayne Island often notice how the wind carries a low, constant hum, a sound that seems to rise directly from the earth and the surrounding channels. Historically, the land reflects the long stewardship of Indigenous peoples who navigated these waters for generations, their presence lingering in the quiet coves and the steady pulse of the tides. The modern economy of Mayne Island leans into a blend of small-scale agriculture and a creative, self-reliant spirit that values solitude over the noise of the mainland. Residents move through their days with a deliberate attention to the turning seasons, keeping watch over orchards and gardens that thrive in the mild, maritime climate. The character of Mayne Island is defined by this independence, where the rhythm of life aligns with the ferry schedules and the subtle shifts in the coastal weather. Even as the modern world intrudes, the island retains a stubborn, singular identity, grounded in the dark soil of the Deacon Hill and the vast, shifting blues of the sea.
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Explore Mayne Island, 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: 48.851111, -123.299722. 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 Mayne Island 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.
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 Mayne Island 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) |