Welcome to Algar ...

Time Zone: Algar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel west from Algar (for example, toward Maryfield (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Algar: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities near Algar ...

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

• Virden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <2>
• Souris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souris
  • Souris has also been known as:
  • Sourisapolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souris <2>
• Sioux Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
• Hartney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartney <2>
• Belleview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
• Deleau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deleau
• Oak Lake Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lake Beach
• Ralston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
• Griswold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
• Maskawata ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskawata

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Algar ...

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

Adding Algar 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Algar was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Manitoba & Saskatchewan.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Algar.