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Welcome to Saint Columba ...

Although we found mention of Saint Columba during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Saint Columba was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Saint Columba to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Columba, please Contact Us.




A typical abbreviation for Saint Columba: St. Columba

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Saint Columba might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

We believe that Saint Columba would be found within the (902) area code.

The Canadian Postal Code for Saint Columba: B2C<2>

Communities Also Named Saint Columba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saint Columba - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Columba.

Communities near Saint Columba ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Columba.

  • Grand Narrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Narrows
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Narrows <4>
  • Christmas Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Island
  • Pipers Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Cove
  • Saint Patricks Channel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Patricks Channel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patricks Channel
  • Benacadie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benacadie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benacadie
  • Bucklaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklaw came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklaw
  • Little Narrows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Narrows
  • Estmere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estmere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estmere
  • Nyanza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nyanza came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyanza
  • Alba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alba came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Columba ...

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

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Saint Columba and then turned west". While Saint Columba could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Saint Columba as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint Columba could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Saint Columba, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Columba). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Saint Columba or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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