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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, 236, 257, 672 & 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loos
  • Dome Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamming Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • McBride
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Bend
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Crescent Spur
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goat River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Goat River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Goat River 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.