Welcome to Drinkwater ...
The village of Drinkwater is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Drinkwater 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).
Telephone area codes for Drinkwater: (306) and (639)<2>
The Canadian Postal Code for Drinkwater: S0H<3>
Communities Also Named Drinkwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drinkwater - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drinkwater.
Communities near Drinkwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drinkwater.
- Moose Jaw
- Grand Coulee
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coulee
- Grand Coulee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Drinkwater.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Grand Coulee
- Pense
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pense
- Pense lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Drinkwater.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pense came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pense
- Rouleau
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouleau
- Rouleau lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Drinkwater.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Rouleau
- Avonlea
- Briercrest
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briercrest
- Briercrest lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Drinkwater.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Briercrest
- Belle Plaine
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Drinkwater.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Belle Plaine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine<5>
- Claybank
- Pitman
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Pitman lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Drinkwater.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pitman
- Pasqua
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasqua
- Pasqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Drinkwater.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasqua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pasqua
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drinkwater ...
Looking for more information about Drinkwater? 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 Drinkwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drinkwater.
Adding Drinkwater 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 Drinkwater was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Drinkwater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drinkwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drinkwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306). |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Drinkwater). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Drinkwater or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drinkwater) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Drinkwater. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from DrinkwaterOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drinkwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2973, Longitude: -105.1365 |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |