Welcome to Agate ...
Although we found mention of Agate during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Agate 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 Agate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agate, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Agate might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Agate would be found within the (705) and (249)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Agate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 10 communities that are also named Agate - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Agate.
Communities near Agate ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Agate.
- Dunrankin
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrankin
- Dunrankin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunrankin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Dunrankin
- Oatland
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatland
- Oatland lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Oatland
- Missonga
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missonga
- Missonga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missonga came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Missonga
- Peterbell
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterbell
- Peterbell lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterbell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Peterbell
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- Shawmere
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmere
- Shawmere lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawmere came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Shawmere
- Argolis
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argolis
- Argolis lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argolis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Argolis
- Foleyet
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foleyet
- Foleyet lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Agate
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foleyet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Foleyet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foleyet<5>
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agate ...
Looking for more information about Agate? 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 Agate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Agate.
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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 Agate and then turned west". While Agate could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Agate 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Agate 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> | Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705). |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Agate) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Agate. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Agate
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5167, Longitude: -82.9667 |
| <4> | If we have 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |