Welcome to Torrent ...
Although we found mention of Torrent during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Torrent 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 Torrent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Torrent, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Torrent, 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 Torrent 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 Torrent (for example, toward Kaslo), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
We believe that Torrent would be found within the (250) and (778)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Torrent ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Torrent.
Communities near Torrent ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Torrent.
- Canal Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Flats
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Flats <4>
- Skookumchuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skookumchuck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skookumchuck
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skookumchuck <4>
- Ta Ta Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ta Ta Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ta Ta Creek
- Wasa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasa came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasa <4>
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kimberley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberley <4>
- Fisherville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Steele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torrent ...
Looking for more information about Torrent? 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 Torrent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Torrent.
Adding Torrent 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 Torrent was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Torrent.
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 Torrent and then turned east". While Torrent could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Torrent 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 Torrent 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. |
| <5> | 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. |