Six Mile Point British Columbia Map

About Six Mile Point, British Columbia

Six Mile Point is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Six Mile Point is located at 50.7667°N, 119.0167°W.

Six Mile Point rests on the sun-baked slopes where the arid grasslands begin their slow surrender to the rugged interior mountains. It lies 19.1 km east-north-east of Salmon Arm, BC (from Salmon Arm, BC: bearing 67°T), and is situated 15.4 km east of Canoe. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, punctuated by the tenacious scrub pine and the occasional, defiant stand of aspen. The Thompson River, a broad, sinuous ribbon of jade, carves its way through the valley floor, its waters carrying the accumulated silt of a thousand spring thaws, reflecting the immense, often cloudless sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of sun-warmed earth and distant pine resin, a scent that seems to cling to everything. The history of Six Mile Point is deeply entwined with the flow of the Thompson River, a vital artery for trade and travel since time immemorial, though the current settlement’s roots run deeper into the era of prospecting and early ranching. For generations, the land has sustained those who work it, primarily through agriculture, with orchards and vineyards finding purchase in the valley’s fertile pockets, coaxing bounty from the mineral-rich soil under the relentless sun. A quiet industriousness pervades Six Mile Point, a steady, unpretentious rhythm of life dictated by seasons and the enduring pull of the land, a character that has weathered booms and busts, always returning to the fundamental work of growth and sustenance.

About This Six Mile Point Map Page

Explore Six Mile Point, 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: 50.766667, -119.01667. 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 Six Mile Point includes the postal code (V1E), 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 Six Mile Point 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.