Taft

Taft is a settlement in in the Kamloops Division Yale Land District and , near . It was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after the manager of the Heed Lumber Company which operated a logging railway at that location.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 910 metres (2,990 feet)
  • …is also known as “Taft, British Columbia”
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigellachie.
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is a locality in … is situated 6 km southwest of Taft.

Taft

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Latitude
50.99542° or 50° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
-118.64676° or 118° 38′ 48″ west
Open location code
9523X9W3+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 51970047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6161062
Wiki­data ID
Q7675016

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Taft” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Taft, British Columbia”
  • French: “Taft”

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Notable Places Nearby

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