Welcome to Wood Islands ...

Wood Islands is located on the southeast coast of Prince Edward Island (at the Northumberland Strait).

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

Communities Also Named Wood Islands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wood Islands - it's located in Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Wood Islands ...

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

• Montague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Murray River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray River <2>
• Cardigan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardigan <2>
• Murray Harbour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray Harbour <2>
• Little Sands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Sands <2>
• Belle River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle River <2>
• Melville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
• High Bank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
• Caledonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood Islands ...

Looking for more information about Wood Islands? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wood Islands, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wood Islands.

Adding Wood Islands 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Wood Islands was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood Islands.