Welcome to De Wette ...

The origin (or the toponymy) of De Wette: Named for Auguste Christoph Rudolph de Wette (1845-1912), an early shareholder of the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

De Wette is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of De Wette is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: De Wette lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Code for De Wette: 867

Communities near De Wette ...

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

• Mount Lorne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lorne
• Tagish
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tagish <2>
• Carcross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcross
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carcross <2>
• Marsh Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Lake
• Ten Mile
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
• Conrad City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad City
• Riverdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
• Whitehorse
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <2>
• Takhini
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takhini
• Valleyview
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Wette ...

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

Adding De Wette 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 De Wette was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Wette.