Welcome to Fort William ...

A typical abbreviation for Fort William: Ft. William

Time Zone: Fort William lies 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).

Note: If you leave Fort William and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Fort William: 807

Communities Also Named Fort William ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort William - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.

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

Communities near Fort William ...

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

• Neebing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neebing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neebing
  • From Fort William to Neebing
• Port Arthur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Former name for Port Arthur:
  • Prince Arthurs Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Arthur
  • From Fort William to Port Arthur
• Twin City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
• Baird
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baird came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
• Rosslyn Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosslyn Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Village
• Carters Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corners
• Intola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intola
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Intola
  • From Fort William to Intola
• Jelly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelly
• McCluskeys Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCluskeys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCluskeys Corners
• Murillo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murillo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murillo

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort William ...

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

Adding Fort William 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 Fort William was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort William.