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Youbou British Columbia Map

Explore Youbou, British Columbia, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Youbou, BC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceYoubou
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryBritish Columbia (BC)
LocationCowichan Lake Land District
CountryCanada
Latitude48.866667
Longitude-124.2
Postal Code (FSA)V9X
Area Code236, 250, 604, 672, 778
ImportanceTown
CGN IDJBTBI

About Youbou, British Columbia

Youbou is a community in Cowichan Lake Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Youbou is located at 48.8667°N, 124.2000°W.

Youbou rests firmly against the northern shore of Cowichan Lake, where the terrain rises toward the rugged profile of the Hill 60 Ridge. It lies 31.4 km west-south-west of Ladysmith, BC (from Ladysmith, BC: bearing 244°T), and is situated 6.1 km north-north-west of Honeymoon Bay. The air here carries a persistent dampness, a heavy sweetness of cedar and fir that lingers long after the sun dips behind the high ground. Beneath the shadow of the peaks, the water of Cowichan Lake mirrors the sky with a clarity that turns the evening light into liquid silver, grounding the landscape in a quiet, enduring stillness. The history of Youbou grew from the timber that once defined the horizon, anchoring a local economy that prioritized the harvest of the surrounding forest. While the Robertson River flows through the wilder reaches about 7 km away, the pulse of daily life in Youbou is dictated by the shoreline and the steady, shifting moods of the lake. Workers once moved through the mills with a deliberate, heavy-booted purpose, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the way the local residents watch the weather move across the water. Life here follows the seasons of the woods, a slow accumulation of days spent under the gaze of the Hill 60 Ridge, where the past is kept alive in the weathered wood of old structures and the enduring habits of those who call the waterfront home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Gordon Bay Park (Provincial Park) — 3.2 km, 181° S · 104 ha
  • Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 4.4 km, 183° S · 8 ha
  • Cowichan River Park (Provincial Park) — 12.4 km, 115° ESE · 1,418 ha
  • Haley Lake Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 16.5 km, 333° NNW · 888 ha
  • Green Mountain Wildlife Management Area (Wildlife Management Area) — 22.2 km, 334° NNW · 342 ha
  • Nitinat River Park (Provincial Park) — 25.7 km, 274° W · 160 ha
  • Chemainus River Park (Provincial Park) — 27.2 km, 096° E · 119 ha
  • Woodley Range Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 32.0 km, 057° ENE · 159 ha
  • Carmanah Walbran Park (Provincial Park) — 32.6 km, 233° SW · 164 km²
  • San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 33.9 km, 201° SSW · 191 ha

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About This Youbou Map Page

Explore Youbou, 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: 48.866667, -124.2. 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 Youbou includes the postal code (V9X), 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 Youbou 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 generatedJuly 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada