Moyie British Columbia Map

About Moyie, British Columbia

Moyie is a community in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Moyie is located at 49.2883°N, 115.8322°W.

Moyie rests within the Kootenay Land District, sheltered by the rugged rise of the Yahk Range and defined by the insistent, cold flow of the Moyie River. It lies 25.2 km south-south-west of Cranbrook, BC (from Cranbrook, BC: bearing 194°T), and is situated 14.5 km south of Lumberton. The air here holds a sharp, thin clarity that catches the light at dusk, turning the valley walls into long, deepening shadows while the water maintains a steady, percussive pulse against the stones. Seven kilometers away, the quiet surface of Mineral Lake mirrors the sky, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, restless movement of the river nearby. The terrain demands a certain alertness, with the land climbing steeply away from the water, grounding Moyie in a geography that feels both intimate and immense. The history of Moyie carries the weight of hard rock mining, an industry that once dictated the pace of life and left behind the artifacts of an era built on extraction and grit. While the intensity of those early industrial days has faded into the quietude of the present, the local economy continues to reflect the character of a place defined by its relationship to the surrounding landscape. Visitors often seek out the recreation offered at Moyie Lake Park, where the shore provides a vantage point to observe the transition of seasons across the hills. Daily life in Moyie follows the cycles of the sun and the weather, a persistent engagement with a terrain that remains largely indifferent to the passing of human time.

About This Moyie Map Page

Explore Moyie, 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: 49.288333, -115.832222. 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 Moyie includes the postal code (V1C), 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 Moyie 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.