Welcome to Van Winkle ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Winkle, 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.

Van Winkle is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Van Winkle is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Van Winkle 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).

Telephone area codes for Van Winkle: (250) and (778)<2>

Communities Also Named Van Winkle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Van Winkle - they are located in Michigan and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Winkle.

Communities near Van Winkle ...

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

• Wells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Barkerville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkerville <3>
• Pinegrove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove
• Wingdam
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingdam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingdam
• Cottonwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Keithley Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithley Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithley Creek
• Quesnel Forks ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesnel Forks
• Bullion ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
• Hydraulic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
• Likely
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Likely came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Winkle ...

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

Adding Van Winkle 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 Van Winkle was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Winkle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Winkle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/