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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Taft, British Columbia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craigellachie.

Locality
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is a locality in , located several kilometres to the west of the summit between and . is the site of a tourist stop on the Trans-Canada Highway between and . is situated 6 km southwest of Taft.

Taft

Latitude
50.99542° or 50° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
-118.64676° or 118° 38′ 48″ west
Elevation
910 metres (2,986 feet)
Open location code
9523X9W3+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 51970047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6161062
Wiki­data ID
Q7675016
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Satellite Map

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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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