Castalia is located on Grand Manan Island (on the Bay of Fundy).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Castalia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.
Time Zone: Castalia lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
Note: If you travel west from Castalia (for example, toward Whiting (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Castalia - they are located in Florida, Iowa, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio and South Dakota.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lubec. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Castalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castalia.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castalia. See our Newspapers Page for Castalia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castalia ...
Looking for more information about Castalia? 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 Castalia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castalia.
Adding Castalia 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 Castalia was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
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 506 code has been Overlayed with the 428 area code. New phone numbers in the Castalia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 506 or 428. As a result, placing a call in the Castalia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.