Welcome to Atbara ...
So far, we found very little information about Atbara. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atbara to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atbara, please Contact Us.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Atbara: A railroad siding named for Lord Kitchener's 1898 victory in Sudan at the Battle of Atbara. This name was originally used by another siding that was located near Sidar. When that siding was abandoned, the name was re-used at this siding.
Time Zone: The area where Atbara was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).
Note: If you leave Atbara and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Codes where Atbara was located: 250, 236, 672 & 778<2>
Communities Also Named Atbara ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Atbara - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atbara.
Communities near Atbara ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atbara.
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocan <3>
- Harrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Appledale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appledale
- Balfour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balfour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balfour <3>
- Mountain Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Procter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lemon Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
- Granite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atbara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Atbara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Atbara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | 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. |