Westview
Tucked away on the upper Sunshine Coast, Powell River is a city of 13,000 people. It's not on many travel itineraries. Long dominated by the pulp and paper and forestry industries, it has started to become a centre for ecotourism with its abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westview ferry terminal and Powell River Airport.
Westview ferry terminal
Transport stop
Photo: Redonebird, Copyrighted free use.
Westview is a ferry terminal in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Malaspina Strait, part of the Strait of Georgia, on the northern Sunshine Coast and provides connections to Texada Island and Vancouver Island.
Powell River Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: waferboard, CC BY 2.0.
Powell River Airport is located adjacent to Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. In 2011, the airport had approximately 39,422 passenger departures and arrivals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blubber Bay and Van Anda.
Blubber Bay
Village
Blubber Bay is an unincorporated settlement on the northern end of Texada Island at the bay of the same name in the northern Gulf of Georgia on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Blubber Bay is situated 8 km southwest of Westview.
Van Anda
Village
Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2023, it has a population of approximately 362 people. Van Anda is situated 9 km south of Westview.
Westview
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Powell River, Qathet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.83601° or 49° 50′ 10″ northLongitude
-124.52738° or 124° 31′ 39″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
84XQRFPF+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 491886587OpenStreetMap feature
highway=traffic_signalsOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
6179559
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Westview” goes by many names.
- French: “Westview”
- German: “Powell River”
- Portuguese: “Powell River”
- Spanish: “Powell River”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Westview”. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.