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Welcome to Openshaw ...



Openshaw is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Openshaw lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you travel south from Openshaw (for example, toward Flaxton (ND)), you will soon leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area codes for Openshaw: (306) and (639)<2>

Communities near Openshaw ...

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

  • Oxbow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alameda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Frobisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Ewen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • North Portal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Portal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Portal
  • Portal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Burke County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <3>
  • Flaxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
    • Flaxton is located in Burke County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <3>
  • Northgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hirsch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirsch
  • Steelman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Openshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Openshaw.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Openshaw. See our Newspapers Page for Openshaw.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Openshaw ...

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

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

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Openshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306).
<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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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