Welcome to Loos ...

The origin (or the toponymy) of Loos: Named after the horrific Battle of Loos, a failed Allied offensive in September 1915, in which 50,000 Allied troops and 25,000 German troops were killed.

Loos is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Loos is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Loos 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 Loos: (250) and (778)<2>

Communities near Loos ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Loos.

• Goat River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat River
• 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
• Bend
  (18 miles [29 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
• Lamming Mills
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamming Mills
• Penny
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny
• McBride
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loos ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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