Welcome to Chinook ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chinook, 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 1951.

Time Zone: Chinook lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel east from Chinook (for example, toward Flaxcombe (SK)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area codes for Chinook: (403) and (587)<1>

The Canadian Postal Code for Chinook: T0J<2>

Communities Also Named Chinook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chinook - they are located in Indiana, Montana and Washington.

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

Communities near Chinook ...

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

• Youngstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <3>
• Cereal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cereal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
• Sedalia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
• Hemaruka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemaruka
• Oyen
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyen <3>
• New Brigden
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brigden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brigden
• Stanmore
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanmore
• Big Stone
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone
• Benton Station
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
• Esther
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esther came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinook ...

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

Adding Chinook 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 Chinook was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chinook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/