Welcome to Rear Christmas Island ...
Although we found mention of Rear Christmas Island during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Rear Christmas Island was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Rear Christmas Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rear Christmas Island, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Rear Christmas Island: Rear Christmas Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Rear Christmas Island might be (or was) located is 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).
We believe that Rear Christmas Island would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Rear Christmas Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rear Christmas Island - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rear Christmas Island.
Communities near Rear Christmas Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rear Christmas Island.
- Castle Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Bay
- East Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bay <3>
- Iona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <3>
- Shunacadie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunacadie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunacadie
- Eskasoni
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskasoni
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Islandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandview
- Big Pond Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pond Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond Centre
- McKinnons Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnons Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnons Harbour
- Middle Cape
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Cape came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cape
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rear Christmas Island ...
Looking for more information about Rear Christmas Island? 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 Rear Christmas Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rear Christmas Island.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Rear Christmas Island and then turned east". While Rear Christmas Island could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Rear Christmas Island as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rear Christmas Island could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |