Welcome to Queens Bay ...
Although we found mention of Queens Bay during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Queens Bay was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Queens Bay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Queens Bay, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Queens Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Queens Bay 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).
Note: If you travel east from Queens Bay (for example, toward Kimberley), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
We believe that Queens Bay would be found within the (250) & (778)<2> area codes.
The Canadian Postal Code for Queens Bay: V1L<3>
Communities near Queens Bay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Queens Bay.
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kaslo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaslo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaslo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaslo <4>
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Bay
- Ainsworth Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crawford Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kootenay Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kootenay Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenay Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kootenay Bay <4>
- Gray Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Creek
- Harrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrop
- Longbeach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Former names for Longbeach:
- Hallets Landing
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Longbeach has also been known as:
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Riondel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riondel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riondel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riondel <4>
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queens Bay ...
Looking for more information about Queens Bay? 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 Queens Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Queens Bay.
Adding Queens Bay 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 Queens Bay was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Queens Bay.
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 north past Queens Bay and then turned west". While Queens Bay could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Queens Bay 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Queens Bay 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> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Queens Bay, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Queens Bay). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Queens Bay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |