Creston (Ktunaxa: kxunamaʔnam) is a town of 5,306 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located approximately 10 kilometres north of the border crossing into the United States It is about a one-hour and a half drive southwest from Cranbrook, British Columbia along the Crowsnest Highway. Due to its proximity to the U.S. border, many businesses in the town accept American currency. Similarly, Porthill, the nearby US border town, accepts Canadian currency and sells gasoline in litres.
Population: 4,816
Latitude: 49° 05' 59.53" N
Longitude: -116° 30' 7.60" W
Creston (Ktunaxa: kxunamaʔnam) is a town of 5,306 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located approximately 10 kilometres north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a…
Bountiful is a settlement located in the Creston Valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, near Cranbrook and Creston. The closest community is Lister, British Columbia.
Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo-Creston" is a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is utilized by the Crowsnest Highway to transverse the Selkirks, connecting the communities of Salmo and Creston.
Porthill is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho, United States, located near the Canadian border into British Columbia. Idaho State Highway 1 runs straight through the community and to the Porthill Port of Entry which then turns in…
Kingsgate is a port of entry in southeastern British Columbia, just north of the Canada-U.S.
Good Grief is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho.
Wynndel is a small rural community in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, approximately 7 km north of Creston.
The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area is a Canadian river delta wetland and Wildlife Management Area near Creston in south-central British Columbia, on the floodplain of the Kootenay River at the south end of Kootenay Lake. Predominantly marsh…
Copeland is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho, United States. Copeland lies on Idaho State Highway 1 north of its intersection with U.S.
Rykerts Water Aerodrome, (TC LID: CBZ8), is located adjacent to Rykerts, British Columbia, Canada.
The Goat River is tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river meets the Kootenay near the town of Creston. The Goat River Dam, constructed in the 1930s, was an early source of electricity for the town.
Creston Aerodrome, (TC LID: CAJ3), is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south southeast of Creston, British Columbia, Canada.
Prince Charles Secondary is a public high school in Creston, British Columbia, Canada; part of School District 8 Kootenay Lake.