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Woss British Columbia Map

Explore Woss, 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.

Interactive Map of Woss, British Columbia

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How to Use This Woss, British Columbia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Woss, 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 Woss 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 Woss.

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.

PlaceWoss
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryBritish Columbia (BC)
LocationRupert Land District
CountryCanada
Latitude50.216667
Longitude-126.6
Postal Code (FSA)V0P
Area Code236, 250, 604, 672, 778
ImportanceTown
CGN IDJBTNB

About Woss, British Columbia

Woss is a community in Rupert Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Woss is located at 50.2167°N, 126.6000°W.

Woss sits nestled in the profound shadow of the Bonanza Range, where the land rises sharply to meet a sky often heavy with mist. It lies 53.8 km south-east of Port McNeill, BC (from Port McNeill, BC: bearing 140°T), and is situated 31.4 km north-east of Zeballos. The Nimpkish River flows with a cold, insistent purpose past the edge of the settlement, its currents carrying the scent of damp earth and deep timber. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the stillness of Rice Lake offers a quiet mirror to the clouds, while the sheltered protected lands of the Mount Elliott Ecological Reserve guard the slopes further afield. In the late afternoon, the light here loses its sharpness, turning a bruised violet that clings to the valley walls and makes the surrounding cedar stands appear as solid, dark monoliths. The history of Woss remains tied to the long, laborious extraction of the forest, a legacy that informs the rugged character of the local economy. Men and women have long looked to the timber industry to sustain the life of the valley, building a culture defined by heavy machinery and the persistent, low-frequency hum of log trucks moving through the pass. Even as the pace of modern work shifts, the people of Woss maintain a connection to the raw terrain, valuing a resilience born from long winters and the isolation of the Rupert Land District. The air in the morning holds a biting clarity, sharp enough to wake the senses, reminding anyone present that the wild remains the primary neighbor to every porch and workshop in the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Claud Elliott Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 9.5 km, 017° NNE · 328 ha
  • Woss Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 9.8 km, 186° S · 6,634 ha
  • Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 11.0 km, 013° NNE · 233 ha
  • Mount Elliott Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 11.3 km, 032° NNE · 324 ha
  • Tsitika River Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 16.3 km, 049° NE · 110 ha
  • Nimpkish River Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 17.4 km, 147° SSE · 19 ha
  • Schoen Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 17.5 km, 100° E · 8,775 ha
  • Artlish Caves Park (Provincial Park) — 21.9 km, 248° WSW · 285 ha
  • Lower Tsitika River Park (Provincial Park) — 22.8 km, 001° N · 3,745 ha
  • Mount Derby Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 23.4 km, 008° N · 557 ha
  • Tsitika Mountain Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 23.9 km, 356° N · 554 ha
  • Nimpkish Lake Park (Provincial Park) — 27.6 km, 295° WNW · 3,950 ha
  • Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 27.7 km, 005° N · 467 ha
  • Tahsis Museum Heritage Society (Museum) — 33.1 km, 188° S
  • Tahsish-Kwois Park (Provincial Park) — 34.6 km, 266° W · 110 km²
  • Weymer Creek Park (Provincial Park) — 35.8 km, 182° S · 316 ha
  • Tahsish River Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 36.9 km, 258° WSW · 56 ha
  • Dave Farrant Memorial Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 39.1 km, 338° NNW
  • At The Water's Edge Adventures (Attraction) — 39.8 km, 336° NNW
  • White River Park (Provincial Park) — 40.5 km, 102° ESE · 72 ha
  • Broughton Archipelago Park (Provincial Park) — 42.4 km, 357° N · 2,061 ha
  • Cormorant Channel Marine Park (Provincial Park) — 42.5 km, 337° NNW · 245 ha
  • Thanksgiving Ridge (Nature Reserve) — 43.7 km, 175° S
  • Lower Nimpkish Park (Provincial Park) — 44.6 km, 321° NW · 200 ha
  • Alert Bay Library-Museum (Museum) — 45.6 km, 332° NNW
  • Dixie Cove Marine Park (Provincial Park) — 45.8 km, 247° WSW · 113 ha
  • Alert Bay ArtLoft Gallery and Gift Shop (Gallery) — 47.3 km, 331° NNW
  • Strathcona Park (Provincial Park) — 47.7 km, 135° SE · 2,480 km²
  • U'Mista Cultural Society (Art / Cultural Centre) — 47.8 km, 331° NNW
  • Nuchatlitz Park (Provincial Park) — 49.8 km, 209° SSW · 442 ha

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About This Woss Map Page

Explore Woss, 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: 50.216667, -126.6. 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 Woss includes the postal code (V0P), 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 Woss 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)