Welcome to Great Central ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Central, 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 1956.

Great Central is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Great Central 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 Great Central: (250) & (778)<2>

Communities near Great Central ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Central.

• Port Alberni
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alberni
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Alberni <3>
• Qualicum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualicum came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum
• Alberni
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberni came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberni
• Fanny Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanny Bay <3>
• Bowser
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowser came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowser <3>
• Deep Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
• Buckley Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Bay
• Denman Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denman Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denman Island <3>
• Dunsmuir
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunsmuir came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
• Union Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bay <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Central ...

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

Adding Great Central 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 Great Central was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Central.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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