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Welcome to Wilson Landing ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson Landing, 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.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Wilson Landing: Named after Harold Fitz-Harding Wilson, an early settler in this area.

A typical abbreviation for Wilson Landing: Wilson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Wilson Lndng.)

Time Zone: Wilson Landing 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).

Telephone area codes for Wilson Landing: (250) & (778)<1>

Communities Also Named Wilson Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilson Landing - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson Landing.

Communities near Wilson Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilson Landing.

  • Kelowna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coldstream
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Peachland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Okanagan Centre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanagan Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanagan Centre
  • Ellison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
  • Nahun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahun
  • Pixie Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilson Landing ...

Looking for more information about Wilson Landing? 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 Wilson Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilson Landing.

Adding Wilson Landing 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 Wilson Landing was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson Landing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson Landing. 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>Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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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