Westwold British Columbia Map

About Westwold, British Columbia

Westwold is a community in Kamloops Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Westwold is located at 50.4667°N, 119.7500°W.

Westwold lies cradled within a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the vast sweep of the sky meets the rough, tawny shoulders of the land. It lies 40.7 km west-north-west of Vernon, BC (from Vernon, BC: bearing 304°T), and is situated 14.1 km west-south-west of Falkland. Rolling grasslands, dotted with hardy sagebrush and the occasional stand of aspen, tumble down towards the shimmering surface of the South Thompson River, its waters a deep, cool blue under the boundless B.C. heavens. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a fragrance that deepens as the long afternoons bleed into the soft, dusty hues of twilight. This is a landscape shaped by wind and water, by the patient sculpting of elements that have left their mark in the gentle rise and fall of the terrain, a place where the silence is often broken only by the call of a hawk or the distant bleating of sheep. The story of Westwold is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, a legacy stretching back to the early settlers who saw the promise in this fertile land. Ranching and farming have long been the lifeblood of Westwold, their quiet industry evident in the well-tended fields and the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the horizon. The South Thompson River, a constant, murmuring presence, has not only nourished the soil but also carried the currents of history, from the Indigenous peoples who first called this valley home to the pioneers who forged a living from its wild heart. The rhythm of life in Westwold is tied to the seasons, to the planting and the harvest, a steady, unhurried pulse that beats in time with the enduring spirit of the land.

About This Westwold Map Page

Explore Westwold, 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: 50.466667, -119.75. 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 Westwold includes the postal code (V2C), 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 Westwold 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.