Welcome to Oak Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Lake: Oak Lk.

The town of Oak Lake is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake (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 Oak Lake: 204, 431 & 584<2>

Communities Also Named Oak Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Oak Lake - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Ontario (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Lake.

Communities near Oak Lake ...

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

• Virden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <3>
• Souris
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
• Sioux Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
• Maskawata ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskawata
• Oak Lake Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lake Beach
• Belleview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
• Deleau
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deleau
• Griswold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
• Ralston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
• Routledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routledge

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Lake ...

Looking for more information about Oak Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oak Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Lake.

Adding Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Lake.