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Welcome to De Wette ...



The origin (or the toponymy) of De Wette: Named for Auguste Christoph Rudolph de Wette (1845-1912), an early shareholder of the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

De Wette is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of De Wette is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: De Wette 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).

The telephone area code for De Wette: (867)

Communities near De Wette ...

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

  • Mount Lorne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lorne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lorne
  • Tagish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Carcross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Marsh Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Lake
  • Ten Mile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • Conrad City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad City
  • Riverdale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Whitehorse
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Takhini
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takhini
  • Pennington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Wette ...

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

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

The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/

Footnotes ...

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









 

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