Welcome to Needles ...
So far, we found very little information about Needles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Needles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Needles, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Needles, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Needles is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Needles 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).
The Area Codes where Needles was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<3>
Communities Also Named Needles ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Needles - they are located in Arizona, California, Missouri and Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Needles.
Communities near Needles ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Needles.
- Applegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Passmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Demars ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Demars ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nakusp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbank
- Slocan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slocan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Adding Needles to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Needles was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Needles.
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 Needles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Needles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Needles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Needles area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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