Welcome to Port Arthur ...

A typical abbreviation for Port Arthur: Prt. Arthur

Time Zone: Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Port Arthur: 807

The community of Port Arthur was previously named Prince Arthurs Landing.

Communities Also Named Port Arthur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Port Arthur - they are located in Nevada, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Port Arthur ...

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

• Thunder Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunder Bay <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thunder Bay
  • From Port Arthur to Thunder Bay
• Fort William
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort William
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort William
  • From Port Arthur to Fort William
• Navilus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navilus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navilus
• West Fort William
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fort William came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort William
• Stepstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stepstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
• Wild Goose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose
• Intola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intola
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Intola
  • From Port Arthur to Intola
• Baird
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baird came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
• Lappe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappe
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lappe
  • From Port Arthur to Lappe
• Toimela
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toimela came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toimela

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Arthur ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Arthur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Arthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/