Welcome to Suffield ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suffield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

Suffield is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Suffield is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Suffield 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 Suffield, 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 Suffield: 403, 368, 587 & 825<2>

Communities Also Named Suffield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Suffield - they are located in Connecticut and Ohio.

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

Communities near Suffield ...

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

• Redcliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcliff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redcliff <3>
• Alderson ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Former names for Alderson:
  • Carlstadt
  • Langevin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alderson
  • From Suffield to Alderson
• Medicine Hat
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Hat <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Medicine Hat
  • From Suffield to Medicine Hat
• Bow Island
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow Island <3>
• Meadowlands
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meadowlands
  • From Suffield to Meadowlands
• Seven Persons
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Persons
• Tilley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tilley
  • From Suffield to Tilley
• Rolling Hills
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rolling Hills
  • From Suffield to Rolling Hills
• Ross Glen
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Glen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ross Glen
  • From Suffield to Ross Glen
• Burdett
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suffield ...

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

Adding Suffield to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Suffield was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suffield.