McGillivray British Columbia Map

About McGillivray, British Columbia

McGillivray is a locality in Lillooet Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. McGillivray is located at 50.6167°N, 122.4333°W.

McGillivray rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, where the ancient bones of the land rise in rugged, timbered slopes that cradle the sky. It lies 36.3 km west-south-west of Lillooet, BC (from Lillooet, BC: bearing 256°T), and is situated 8.2 km north-north-east of D'Arcy. Here, the air itself seems to hold the scent of pine resin and sun-baked earth, a dry, clean fragrance that sharpens the senses. The landscape is a study in contrasts: vast expanses of open grassland, dotted with hardy wildflowers in the warmer months, give way to dense stands of lodgepole pine and spruce that climb towards the ridgelines. Beneath the broad sweep of the heavens, the land rolls and dips, sculpted by the patient hand of water and wind over millennia, hinting at the powerful forces that shaped this remote corner of British Columbia. The echoes of past lives are palpable in McGillivray, a place where the legacy of resource extraction—forestry and mining—has indelibly marked the terrain and the spirit of its inhabitants. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been tied to the bounty of the land and the labour it demands, a steady, determined pulse that continues to define the local economy. The nearby rivers, clear and swift, carry stories of both sustenance and travel, remnants of trails blazed by Indigenous peoples and early settlers alike. While the grander settlements lie distant, McGillivray maintains a quiet self-reliance, a character forged in isolation and the shared understanding that comes from living in close communion with a powerful, untamed environment.

About This McGillivray Map Page

Explore McGillivray, 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: 50.616667, -122.43333. 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 McGillivray includes the postal code (V8E), 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 McGillivray 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.