Near Osoyoos in Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Southern Crossroads

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), July 7, 2016

1. Southern Crossroads Marker

Inscription. A valley north and south, a sandspit east and west — this was the crossroad of the centuries. Down the valley on Indian trails came the laden horses of the Fur Brigade from 1824 to 1848. Later, miners and settlers streamed northward. Across the sandspit ran the busy Dewdney Trail to the eastern goldfields. Routes of the past are highways of today.

Erected by British Columbia Department of Recreation and Conservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 49° 0.787′ N, 119° 24.015′ W. Marker is near Osoyoos, British Columbia, in Okanagan-Similkameen. It is on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.2 kilometers west of Observatory Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the west-bound pullout named "Welcome to Osoyoos Lookout". Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Osoyoos BC V0H 1V6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior

and in Thompson-Okanagan.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of

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Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 24 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Okanogan Smith (approx. 7 kilometers away in the U.S.); Sidley B.C. 1895-1912 (approx. 10.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); Circle City (approx. 11 kilometers away in the U.S.); The Molson School (approx. 15 kilometers away in the U.S.); The Story of Molson (approx. 15 kilometers away in the U.S.); Old Molson (approx. 15.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); Spotted Lake (approx. 16.2 kilometers away); Fairview Gold (approx. 23 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 42 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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