Welcome to Northam ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northam, 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: Northam 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 Northam: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Northam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Northam - they are located in California, Nevada and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Northam ...

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

• Summerside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerside <2>
• Kensington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kensington
  • From Northam to Kensington
• Alberton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alberton <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alberton
  • From Northam to Alberton
• Miscouche
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miscouche
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miscouche <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Miscouche
  • From Northam to Miscouche
• O'Leary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Leary <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to O'Leary
  • From Northam to O'Leary
• Wellington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellington
  • From Northam to Wellington
• Linkletter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkletter
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linkletter
  • From Northam to Linkletter
• Abrams Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abrams Village <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abrams Village
  • From Northam to Abrams Village
• Sherbrooke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
• Central Bedeque
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Bedeque

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northam ...

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

Adding Northam to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Northam was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northam.