Grand Forks
in British Columbia, Canada

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
49.033 and -118.436 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 49° 1' 59" and W -118° 26' 8"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - CAD
Spoken languages:
English, French, Inuktitut
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:30 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: America/Vancouver
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:34 am and 8:07 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-49.350 and 70.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Port-aux-Francais
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Canada in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Explore Grand Forks

Grand Forks in British Columbia with it's 4,208 inhabitants is a city in Canada about 1,994 mi (or 3,209 km) west of Ottawa, the country's capital.

Local time in Grand Forks is now 02:30 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Vancouver with an UTC offset of -7 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Grand Forks, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Canada is Grand Forks Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Republic, Colville, Okanogan, Davenport and Newport. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 96%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

4°C (40 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

5°C (40 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, calm, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

5°C (42 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, calm, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

KNIGHTS INN GRAND FORKS

Address
0,1 mi
1531 CENTRAL AVE. HIGHWAY 3
V0H 1H0 GRAND FORKS
Canada

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


RAMADA LIMITED GRAND FORKS

Address
1,7 mi
2729 CENTRAL AVENUE
V0H 1H2 Grand Forks
Canada

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Grand Forks BC City Council Meeting Dec 1, 2014

Published: December 01, 2014
Length: 45:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks BC Inaugural City Council Meeting Dec 1, 2014.


Arran Campbell Memorial Youth Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 06, 2012
Length: 25:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 marching band 1 Arran Campbell Memorial Youth Pipe Band from Vernon, BC http://kalamalkahighlanders.com/20acmhistory.html.


Grand Forks Demonstration Garden group 2014

Published: August 16, 2014
Length: 27:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gftv

The group behind the demonstration garden effort in Grand Forks BC tells a bit about what it is and what it might be.


The Trail Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 06, 2012
Length: 02:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 marching band 4 The Trail Pipe Band from Trail, BC http://members.shaw.ca/trailpipeband/


The Okanagan Caledonian Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 11, 2012
Length: 07:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 standing band 8 The Okanagan Caledonian Pipe Band from Penticton, BC http://www.kelvern.ca/public/?page=35 http://www.facebook.com/ocpipeband.


The Kelowna Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 06, 2012
Length: 02:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 marching band 6 The Kelowna Pipe Band from Kelowna, BC http://www.kelownapipeband.com/


The Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 06, 2012
Length: 01:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 marching band 9 The Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band from Nelson, BC http://kkpb.ca/index.html.


The Trail Pipe Band at the Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012

Published: May 11, 2012
Length: 09:29 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Les Johnson

Grand Forks Spring Fling 2012 standing band 4 The Trail Pipe Band from Trail, BC http://members.shaw.ca/trailpipeband/


2013 Small Business and community Awards Grand Forks, BC

Published: October 27, 2013
Length: 28:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gftv

Community Futures Boundary held their Open House and hosted the Small Business and Community Awards celebration at the same time. Oct 24, 2013 at the Grand Forks Curling Rink Use the links...


Grand Forks Committee Of The Whole Feb 24, 2014 - Pt3

Published: February 24, 2014
Length: 37:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Johnson


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Nursery, British Columbia

Nursery is a populated community in the Similkameen Division Yale Land District of British Columbia. The community is East of Grand Forks, British Columbia.

Located at 49.0167, -118.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Boundary Country


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
ZGF, Гранд-Форкс, Гранд Форкс, گرینڈ فورکس، برٹش کولمبیا