Explore Stewart, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stewart, 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 Stewart 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 Stewart.
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 | Stewart |
| Type | District Municipality |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | Cassiar Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 55.938333 |
| Longitude | -129.991111 |
| Population | 517 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V8G |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | JCOQV |
Stewart is a district municipality in Cassiar Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Stewart is located at 55.9383°N, 129.9911°W.
Stewart occupies a narrow, sheltered reach along the Pacific coast, where the steep, shadowed flanks of the Bear River Ridge hem the horizon in a perpetual embrace. It lies 99.8 km north-west of New Aiyansh, BC (from New Aiyansh, BC: bearing 325°T), and is situated 12.5 km south of Premier. The air here holds the weight of the salt-tide, a cool moisture that clings to the skin and softens the jagged edges of the surrounding geology. Beyond the immediate waterfront, the Bear River carves its path through the valley floor, its currents reflecting the slate-grey sky as it moves toward the sea. Inland, the landscape rises into a formidable verticality, with the Bromley Glacier looming in the distance like a relic of a colder, more patient era. Even in the height of summer, the light at dusk settles over the water in a bruised lavender, illuminating the silt-heavy flow of the river as it pulls debris from the high country down toward the shore. The history of Stewart carries the heavy, metallic resonance of the mining industry, a legacy that once drew prospectors into the deep recesses of the Cassiar Land District. Where the earth promised veins of silver and gold, the economy shifted from the initial frantic scratching at the rock to the more deliberate work of extraction and trade. Today, the infrastructure of the docks and the lingering presence of industrial transit remind one that Stewart serves as a vital gateway between the rugged interior and the open ocean. The pulse of the place remains tied to the movement of goods, as the sound of heavy machinery occasionally competes with the low, persistent murmur of the Bear River. Life here requires a certain quiet endurance, an acceptance of the rain that frequently turns the mountain slopes into a study of dark greens and shifting mist. Cultural life in Stewart reflects a solitary independence, shaped by the isolation of the coast and the proximity to the wilderness. Residents often look toward the distant Bear Glacier Park, where the scale of the ice serves as a reminder of the vast, indifferent power of the terrain. While no singular, globally famous figure claims this exact coordinate as a birthplace, the character of the people is forged by a shared resilience against the winter storms that funnel down the valley. Community gatherings often take place against the backdrop of the sea, where the salt air seems to strip away all pretense, leaving only the immediate reality of the tide and the rock. Visitors who venture near Clements Lake find a profound silence, a stillness that clarifies the senses and highlights the stark, beautiful indifference of the northern landscape.
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Explore Stewart, 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: 55.938333, -129.991111. 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 Stewart includes the postal code (V8G), 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 Stewart 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 | October 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) |