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Welcome to East Kelowna ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of East Kelowna, 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 1925.

A typical abbreviation for East Kelowna: E. Kelowna

East Kelowna is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: East Kelowna 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).

Telephone area codes for East Kelowna: (250) & (778)<2>

Communities near East Kelowna ...

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

  • Kelowna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Peachland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
  • Myra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
  • Lakeview Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Traders Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Kelowna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilson Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McCulloch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCulloch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch
  • Westbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbank

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Kelowna ...

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

Adding East Kelowna 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 East Kelowna was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Kelowna.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Kelowna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<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.









 

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