Welcome to Goat River ...

A typical abbreviation for Goat River: Goat Riv.

Goat River is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Goat River is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Goat River 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 Goat River: (250) and (778)<2>

Communities near Goat River ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Goat River.

• Loos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loos came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loos
• Dome Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dome Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Creek
• Lamming Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamming Mills
• McBride
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <4>
• Bend
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bend came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
• Crescent Spur
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Spur came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Spur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Spur <4>
• Eddy
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goat River ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goat River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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