Welcome to Needles ...
So far, we found very little information about Needles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Needles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Needles, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Needles, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Needles is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Needles was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).
If Needles still existed, it would have been in the (250) & (778)<3> area codes.
Communities Also Named Needles ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Needles - they are located in Arizona, California, Missouri and Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Needles.
Communities near Needles ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Needles.
- Applegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applegrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegrove
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Passmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Passmore <5>
- East Demars ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Demars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Demars
- West Demars ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Demars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Demars
- Nakusp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbank
- Slocan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocan City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocan City
- Slocan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocan <5>
Adding Needles to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Needles was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
We also found Needles on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for British Columbia (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Needles.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Needles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Needles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |