Explore West River, New Brunswick, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West River, New Brunswick. 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 New Brunswick or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of West River 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 West River.
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.
| Place | West River |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Albert |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.645915 |
| Longitude | -64.844517 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E4H |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DAUVK |
West River is a locality in Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. West River is located at 45.6459°N, 64.8445°W.
West River emerges from the Atlantic coast as a quiet intersection of salt-thickened air and the persistent pull of the tide. It lies 34.7 km south-south-west of Fundy Albert, NB (from Fundy Albert, NB: bearing 205°T), and is situated 13.5 km south-west of Riverside-Albert. The landscape defines itself through the presence of Sinclair Hill, which rises with a stoic, weathered posture above the winding path of the West River. A few kilometers inland, the stillness of Richardson Lake offers a mirror to the shifting coastal clouds, while the distant, thundering descent of Match Factory Falls marks the rugged topography of the region. Beyond these features, the protected expanse of Parc national du Canada Fundy anchors the horizon, its vast forests holding the cool, damp breath of the Bay of Fundy. At dusk, the light here loses its sharp edge, softening into a bruised violet that settles heavily over the reeds and the dark, moving water. History in West River lingers in the foundational stones of old mills and the remnants of early timber harvesting that once defined the local economy. The people of West River maintain a relationship with the land that is measured by the seasonal turn of the water and the demands of a coastal climate, where the wind carries the scent of brine and damp earth. Life here is shaped by the practical necessities of a geography that resists easy development, favoring instead a slow, deliberate pace of existence. Even now, the sound of the river remains a constant, a low murmur against the quiet work of those who live within the reach of the Atlantic fog.
West River s'étire le long de la côte atlantique, là où l'air chargé d'embruns rencontre la terre ferme dans une lente respiration marine. À l'ombre protectrice de la colline Sinclair, le cours paisible de la rivière West sculpte le relief, guidant les regards vers les horizons où la lumière du crépuscule dépose une patine dorée sur les herbes hautes. Le paysage conserve une rudesse élégante, façonnée par les éléments et le labeur des anciens qui ont su lire les signes de cette terre accidentée. À quelques kilomètres, le lac Richardson dort dans un silence minéral, tandis que le fracas lointain des chutes Match Factory rappelle la puissance brute des eaux dévalant les escarpements environnants. En progressant vers les terres, la présence du Parc national du Canada Fundy impose sa majesté sauvage, enveloppant West River d'une quiétude ancienne. Les gestes quotidiens des habitants s'accordent au rythme des marées, dans une sobriété héritée des traditions locales qui privilégient le contact direct avec le sol et les forêts. Ici, chaque sentier qui serpente entre la colline Sinclair et les rives de la rivière West raconte une histoire de patience, celle d'une vie humble qui se déploie sans artifice sous le ciel changeant de l'Atlantique.
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Explore West River, New Brunswick, 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: 45.645915, -64.844517. 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 West River includes the postal code (E4H), telephone area code (506). 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 West River 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |