Welcome to Birch Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Birch Island: Birch Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Birch Island 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).

Area codes for Birch Island: (250) & (778)<1>

Communities Also Named Birch Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Birch Island - they are located in Illinois, Maine, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Birch Island ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Birch Island.

• Clearwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
• Blackpool
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackpool
• Vavenby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vavenby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vavenby <3>
• Little Fort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fort came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fort
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Fort <3>
• McMurphy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurphy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurphy
• Darfield
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfield
• Avola
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avola came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avola <3>
• Barriere
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barriere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barriere
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barriere <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Island ...

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

Adding Birch Island 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 Birch Island was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/