Welcome to Vallican ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vallican, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Vallican is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Vallican lies 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 Vallican, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

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

Communities near Vallican ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vallican.

Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nelson
- From Vallican to Nelson
Castlegar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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Slocan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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Winlaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- From your current location to Winlaw
- From Vallican to Winlaw
South Slocan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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Krestova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- From your current location to Krestova
- From Vallican to Krestova
Perrys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- From your current location to Perrys
- From Vallican to Perrys
Beasley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- From your current location to Beasley
- From Vallican to Beasley
Bonnington Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- From your current location to Bonnington Falls
- From Vallican to Bonnington Falls
Crescent Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vallican ...

Looking for more information about Vallican? 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 Vallican, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vallican.

Adding Vallican to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Vallican was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vallican.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vallican - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Vallican area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Vallican 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.