Welcome to Radium ...
Although we found mention of Radium during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Radium 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 Radium to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Radium, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Radium, 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 Radium might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).
Note: If you travel west from Radium, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
We believe that Radium would be found within the (250) & (778)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Radium ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Radium - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Radium.
Communities near Radium ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Radium.
- Invermere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Invermere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Invermere
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Invermere <4>
- Shuswap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuswap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuswap
- Dry Gulch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gulch
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athalmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalmer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalmer
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Wilmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Rushmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Windermere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brighouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighouse
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radium ...
Looking for more information about Radium? 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 Radium, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Radium.
Adding Radium 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 Radium was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Radium.
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 Radium and then turned west". While Radium could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Radium 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 Radium 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> | 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. |