Sunshine British Columbia Map

About Sunshine, British Columbia

Sunshine is a landing in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Sunshine is located at 49.3500°N, 122.9167°W.

Sunshine rests nestled against the slopes of the Coast Mountains, where the land folds and dips towards the Salish Sea. It lies 17.4 km north-east of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 12.6 km north-north-east of Burnaby. Evergreen forests, a deep, resonant green, climb the hillsides, their dense canopy occasionally broken by the glint of sunlight on unseen streams. Below, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of cleared fields and residential pockets, the air often carrying the faint, briny tang of the nearby ocean. The sky here can be a vast, ever-changing canvas, from the soft, diffused light of a coastal fog to the sharp, brilliant blues of a clear summer day, painting the landscape in shifting hues. This stretch of land in the New Westminster Land District has a history as layered as the sedimentary rock beneath it. For millennia, it was the territory of Indigenous peoples, their presence still felt in the ancient trails and the enduring spirit of the land. Later, European settlers arrived, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new life, establishing farms that still dot the landscape, their fields a testament to enduring agricultural traditions. The local economy, once heavily reliant on forestry and fishing, now finds its pulse in a more diverse rhythm, with small businesses and artisan workshops contributing to the unique character of Sunshine. The quality of the light here, particularly in the late afternoon when it slants through the trees, casting long shadows and illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air, seems to hold a particular, quiet magic.

About This Sunshine Map Page

Explore Sunshine, 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: 49.35, -122.91667. 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 Sunshine includes the postal code (V7G), 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 Sunshine 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.