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Welcome to Red Rock ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Rock, 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 1956.

Red Rock is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Red Rock is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Red Rock lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area codes for Red Rock: (250) & (778)<2>

Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Red Rock - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (4), Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Rock.

Communities near Red Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Rock.

  • Prince George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Woodpecker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodpecker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpecker
  • Baldy Hughes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldy Hughes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldy Hughes
  • Beaverley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverley
  • Vanway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanway
  • Bonnet Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mud River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud River
  • Hixon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hixon <3>
  • Strathnaver
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strathnaver came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathnaver

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Rock ...

Looking for more information about Red Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Red Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Rock.

Adding Red Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Red Rock was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Rock.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.









 

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