Welcome to Osprey Lake ...
Although we found mention of Osprey Lake during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> We believe that Osprey Lake had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Osprey Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osprey Lake, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Osprey Lake: Osprey Lk.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Osprey Lake might be (or 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), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
Area Codes for Osprey Lake: 250, 236, 672 & 778<2>
Communities near Osprey Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osprey Lake.
- Peachland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jellicoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jellicoe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellicoe
- Jura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jura came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jura
- Allison Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trepanier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aspen Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Grove
- Crescent Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allenby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenby
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osprey Lake ...
Looking for more information about Osprey Lake? 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 Osprey Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Osprey Lake.
Adding Osprey Lake 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 Osprey Lake was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Osprey Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Osprey Lake and then turned east". While Osprey Lake could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Osprey Lake as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Osprey Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Osprey Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Osprey Lake 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. |
| <4> | 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. |