Welcome to Robinson ...

The origin (or the toponymy) of Robinson: Named for William C. "Stikine Bill" Robinson (1857-1926), general foreman for the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

Robinson is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Robinson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Robinson 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 Robinson: 867

Communities Also Named Robinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Robinson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Robinson ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Robinson.

• Whitehorse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <2>
• Marsh Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Lake
• Riverdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
• Carcross
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcross
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carcross <2>
• Tagish
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tagish <2>
• Takhini
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takhini
• Crestview
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
• Ten Mile
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
• Conrad City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad City

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robinson ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yukon Territory: https://yukon.ca/