Summary for Port Essington

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

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

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Our information shows that the community of Port Essington is historic. The information below applies to the area where Port Essington would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Prt. Essington

Time Zone: The area where Port Essington was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

Telephone Area Codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Elevation: Near sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Port Essington:

Lat: 54.150300° (or 54°9'1" N)

Lon: -129.950500° (or -129°57'1" W)

About British Columbia

Websites for Province of British Columbia

Official Website: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Tourism: https://www.hellobc.com/

Parks: https://bcparks.ca/

Fishing & Hunting: https://bcparks.ca/plan-your-trip/visit-responsibly/fishing-hunting-guide/

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 Port Essington, 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 Port Essington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Port Essington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Essington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Port Essington, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.