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 leave Michel and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Codes where Michel was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>
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:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <4>
- Fernie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elk Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowsnest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crowsnest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hosmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Michel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Michel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Michel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |