Welcome to Shannon ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shannon, 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: Shannon 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).

Area Codes for Shannon: 506 & 428<1>

Communities Also Named Shannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Shannon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Shannon ...

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

• Quispamsis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quispamsis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quispamsis <2>
• Hampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
• Hampton Parish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Parish
• Norton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
• Sheffield Parish
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Parish
• Gagetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <2>
• Cambridge Narrows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Narrows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Narrows <2>
• Gagetown Parish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown Parish
• Big Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
• Carpenter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shannon ...

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

Adding Shannon 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 Shannon was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shannon.