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 the earliest mention that we've 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).

Area Codes for Great Central: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum
Alberni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Bay
Denman Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
Union Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Central - 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 Great Central area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Great Central 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.