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Welcome to Alsask ...



While we don't have a date for the founding of Alsask, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

The village of Alsask is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Alsask lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you travel west from Alsask (for example, toward Oyen (AB)), you will soon leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Telephone area codes for Alsask: (306) & (639)<2>

Communities near Alsask ...

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

  • Acadia Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flaxcombe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxcombe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxcombe
  • Marengo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Mantario
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantario came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantario
  • Sibbald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibbald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbald
  • Benton Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oyen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hoosier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
  • Loverna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loverna
  • Laporte
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsask ...

Looking for more information about Alsask? 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 Alsask, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alsask.

Adding Alsask 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 Alsask was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsask.

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

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alsask - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306).
<3>If we 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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