Poplar Creek
Poplar Creek is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former mining community is at the mouth of Poplar Creek on the southwest side of the Lardeau River.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 680 metres (2,231 feet)
- …is also known as “Poplar Creek, British Columbia”
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gold Hill.
Gold Hill
Hamlet
Gold Hill or Goldhill is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Gold Hill is situated 4½ km southeast of Poplar Creek.
Poplar Creek
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
50.41529° or 50° 24′ 55″ north
Longitude
-117.1242° or 117° 7′ 27″ west
Open location code
9524CV8G+48
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Egyptian Arabic—“Poplar Creek” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Poplar Creek, British Columbia”
- Dutch: “Poplar Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بوبلار كريك”
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