Welcome to Michel ...

So far, we found very little information about Michel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Michel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Michel, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Michel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Time Zone: The area where Michel was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

Note: If you travel east from Michel, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Communities Also Named Michel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Michel - it's located in Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Michel.

Communities near Michel ...

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

• Crowsnest Pass
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <3>
• Fernie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fernie
  • From Michel to Fernie
• Sparwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sparwood
  • From Michel to Sparwood
• Blairmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairmore <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blairmore
  • From Michel to Blairmore
• Elk Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Prairie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Prairie
  • From Michel to Elk Prairie
• Crowsnest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crowsnest
  • From Michel to Crowsnest
• Crowsnest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crowsnest
  • From Michel to Crowsnest
• Hosmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hosmer
  • From Michel to Hosmer
• Corbin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corbin
  • From Michel to Corbin
• Coleman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coleman
  • From Michel to Coleman

Adding Michel 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 Michel was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Michel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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