Nelway

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Nelway

Coordinates49.00°, -117.30°

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

Overview

The Metaline Falls–Nelway Border Crossing connects the town of Metaline Falls, Washington with Nelway and Nelson, British Columbia at the Canada–US border. Access is via Washington State Route 31 on the American side and British Columbia Highway 6 on the Canadian side. This is the easternmost crossing in Washington.

Geography

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

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Fruitvale
  13.6 mi away · pop. 1,958
• Casino
  16.6 mi away
• Ymir
  19.9 mi away
• Oasis
  22.2 mi away
• Porto Rico
  23 mi away
• Genelle
  23.1 mi away
• Paterson
  24.3 mi away
• Ootischenia
  24.6 mi away
• Brilliant
  27 mi away
• Thrums
  27.8 mi away
• Castlegar
  27.9 mi away · pop. 8,338
• Raspberry
  28.2 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 Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 32 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 39 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 74 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 85 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 86 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 89 mi
• Wildfire OLD TRAILS, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 92 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 111 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

Seen 2026-09-14

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Seen 2026-09-12

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Seen 2026-09-12

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

Fuligo septica

Seen 2026-09-09

Fuligo leviderma

Fuligo leviderma

Seen 2026-09-09

Destructive Pholiota

Hemipholiota populnea

Seen 2026-09-09

Physarum album

Physarum album

Seen 2026-09-09

Physarum viride

Physarum viride

Seen 2026-09-09

Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Seen 2026-08-31

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