Summary for Snipe Lake

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Typical Abbreviation: Snipe Lk.

Time Zone: Snipe Lake lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST)<1> The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Telephone Area Codes: 306, 474 & 639<2>

Elevation: 190 feet [57.91 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Snipe Lake:

Lat: 51.165500° (or 51°9'55" N)

Lon: -108.887800° (or -108°53'16" W)

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Footnotes ...

<1>	While Snipe Lake is in the Central Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and does..
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 306 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 474 or 639. New phone numbers in the Snipe Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 306, 474 or 639. As a result, placing a call in the Snipe Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snipe Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Snipe Lake, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.