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| Place | McGuire |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | New Westminster Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 50.055 |
| Longitude | -123.106944 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V8E |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JBISS |
McGuire is a locality in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. McGuire is located at 50.0550°N, 123.1069°W.
McGuire sits nestled within the rugged, forested slopes of the New Westminster Land District, where the air holds a perpetual chill that tastes of damp cedar and high-altitude stone. It lies 12.9 km west-south-west of Whistler, BC (from Whistler, BC: bearing 238°T), and is situated 14.5 km south-west of Alpine Meadows. The terrain here rises sharply toward the Empetrum Ridge, a landscape defined by the persistent weight of silence and the sudden, vertical reach of the earth. Near this settlement, the natural world asserts itself through the proximity of Brandywine Falls Park, which sits just 2 km away, offering a steady, thunderous pulse to the quietude of the woods. Further afield, the landscape deepens with the presence of Ransom Lake, lying 6 km away, and the distant, cooling influence of Alexander Falls at 9 km. The Cheakamus River flows through the lower reaches 10 km away, while the high, frozen reach of the Whistler Glacier looms 11 km distant, marking the horizon with its ancient, pale light. History in McGuire reflects the hard-won labor of those who first cleared paths through the dense, unforgiving timber of the coastal mountains. The local economy has long leaned upon the forest, with the industry of timber and the movement of logs dictating the pace of daily existence. Life here is measured by the changing light that catches the steep valley sides at dusk, turning the dark greens of the canopy into a bruised, metallic violet. McGuire maintains a character shaped by the isolation of the surrounding peaks, where the inhabitants move with a deliberate purpose, mindful of the steep grades and the swift, sudden shifts in weather that roll off the high summits. It is a location where the stillness of the morning is broken only by the sharp, clean sound of an axe or the distant rush of water, grounding the people in a reality that is as uncompromising as the rock itself.
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Explore McGuire, 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: 50.055, -123.106944. 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 McGuire 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 McGuire 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |