Winlaw British Columbia Map

About Winlaw, British Columbia

Winlaw is a community in Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Winlaw is located at 49.6167°N, 117.5667°W.

Winlaw rests within the Kootenay Land District, cradled by the steep, shadowed flank of the Perry Ridge. It lies 23.9 km north-west of Nelson, BC (from Nelson, BC: bearing 305°T), and is situated 19.7 km north of Krestova. The Slocan River pulls the eye toward the horizon, its current a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the local atmosphere. In the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and golden, pressing against the valley walls until the peaks pull the sun down early, leaving Winlaw in a cool, blue-grey quiet. While the distant, icy mass of the Kokanee Glacier waits thirty-four kilometers away, the immediate surroundings remain intimate and dense with cedar and pine. To the north, the terrain rises sharply into the ridge, while the river provides a corridor for the cool air that settles over the valley floor when the day finishes. Settlement in Winlaw grew from the needs of the railway and the timber industry, leaving behind a legacy of hard-wrought labor that persists in the quiet persistence of the current residents. The economy relies on a mixture of small-scale agriculture and independent trades, favoring a self-sufficient pace that ignores the frantic demands of larger markets. People here move with a deliberate purpose, whether they are tending to garden plots or tending to the maintenance of their homes. Beyond the local shops and dwellings, the landscape holds its own secrets; one might travel six kilometers to find the stillness of Donut Lake, or venture twenty-one kilometers to visit Grohman Narrows Park. The character of Winlaw is found in this stillness, a place where the seasons dictate the work, and the water of the Slocan River serves as the primary clock for those who live along its banks.

About This Winlaw Map Page

Explore Winlaw, 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: 49.616667, -117.56667. 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 Winlaw includes the postal code (V1L), 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 Winlaw 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.