Welcome to Christmas Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Christmas Island: Christmas Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Christmas Island lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Christmas Island is located in the (902) area code.

The Canadian Postal Code for Christmas Island: B1T<1>

Communities near Christmas Island ...

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

• Big Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beach
• Castle Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Bay
• East Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bay <3>
• Jamesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Shunacadie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunacadie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunacadie
• Eskasoni
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskasoni
• McKinnons Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnons Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnons Harbour
• Baddeck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baddeck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baddeck <3>
• Crescent Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
• Islandview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandview

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christmas Island ...

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

Adding Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Christmas Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca