Welcome to Shoal Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoal 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 Shoal Lake: Shoal Lk.

The town of Shoal Lake is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Shoal 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 Shoal Lake (for example, toward Welwyn (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 Shoal Lake: 204, 431 & 584<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Shoal Lake: R0J<3>

Communities Also Named Shoal Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shoal Lake - they are located in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Shoal Lake ...

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

• Hamiota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiota
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamiota <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamiota
  • From Shoal Lake to Hamiota
• Rossburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossburn <4>
• Ipswich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
• Menzie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menzie
• Oakburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakburn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakburn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakburn
  • From Shoal Lake to Oakburn
• Strathclair
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathclair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strathclair <4>
• Glenforsa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforsa
• Lavinia ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lavinia
  • From Shoal Lake to Lavinia
• McConnell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McConnell
  • From Shoal Lake to McConnell
• Orrwold ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrwold
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orrwold
  • From Shoal Lake to Orrwold

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoal Lake ...

Looking for more information about Shoal 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 Shoal Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shoal Lake.

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

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