Canada
British Columbia
Regional District of Central Kootenay

Sandon

Sandon is in the foothills of the in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The near ghost town lies off BC Highway 31A, and is at the confluence of Sandon Creek into Carpenter Creek.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Sandon, British Columbia”
Photo: Andybremner2012, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cody and Zincton.

Locality
is at the confluence of Creek into Carpenter Creek in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The ghost town, about one kilometre east of Sandon, lies off BC Highway 31A.

Locality
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is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . This former mining community, on BC Highway 31A, is by road about 15 kilometres northeast of New Denver and 31 kilometres northwest of . is situated 7 km north of Sandon.

Locality
is on the north side of the , west of the junction with Whitewater Creek, in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . is situated 9 km northeast of Sandon.

Sandon

Latitude
49.97619° or 49° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-117.22949° or 117° 13′ 46″ west
Elevation
1,206 metres (3,957 feet)
Open location code
85X4XQGC+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3700689829
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6140424
Wiki­data ID
Q7416445
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Sandon” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sandon, British Columbia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساندون”
  • Galician: “Sandon”
  • Portuguese: “Sandon”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandon Historical Society Museum and Carpenter Creek.

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