Jaffray

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Jaffray

Total population

810

Coordinates49.37°, -115.30°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Jaffray is an unincorporated community on the west side of Little Sand Creek in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. On BC Highway 3/93, the locality is by road about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Sparwood and 47 kilometres (29 mi) southeast of Cranbrook.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Elko
  10 mi away
• Baynes Lake
  10.4 mi away
• Grasmere
  19.2 mi away
• Hosmer
  21.3 mi away
• Old Town
  32.4 mi away
• Kimberley
  37.5 mi away · pop. 8,115
• Curzon Junction
  43 mi away
• Kingsgate
  47 mi away
• Elkford
  48.2 mi away
• Arrow Creek
  54.6 mi away
• Canyon
  55.6 mi away
• Alice Siding
  57.8 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 69 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 80 mi
• Wildfire Deer Creek, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 84 mi
• Wildfire Dudley, Shoshone, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 130 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 146 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 152 mi
• Wildfire OLD TRAILS, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 155 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Seen 2026-09-18

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Seen 2026-09-18

California Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica

Seen 2026-09-18

Columbia Spotted Frog

Rana luteiventris

Seen 2026-09-18

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-09-17

great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Seen 2026-09-16

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta bellii

Seen 2026-09-12

Western Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).