Explore Balla Philip, New Brunswick, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balla Philip, New Brunswick. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New Brunswick or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Balla Philip and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Balla Philip.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Balla Philip |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Kent |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.488222 |
| Longitude | -64.912213 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E4S |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DAVXV |
Balla Philip is a locality in Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Balla Philip is located at 46.4882°N, 64.9122°W.
Balla Philip rests within the quiet, rolling terrain of the Kent region, defined by the steady presence of the nearby McIntosh Hill. It lies 13.3 km west of Grand-Bouctouche, NB (from Grand-Bouctouche, NB: bearing 280°T), and is situated 12.2 km south-south-east of Big Cove. The land here holds a particular weight, where the air often carries the damp, cooling scent of the earth long before the sun slips below the horizon. The landscape is marked by a persistent stillness, interrupted only by the seasonal shift of shadows across the fields and the distant, unseen movement of the St. Nicholas River, which flows eleven kilometers away. Further out, the presence of Lac de Bon-Secours, lying fourteen kilometers distant, underscores the deep, forested character of this inland reach where the horizon is kept close by stands of spruce and maple. Life in Balla Philip reflects the endurance of those who have long worked this soil, finding purpose in the cyclical demands of forestry and small-scale agriculture. The economy remains grounded in the practicalities of the land, with the daily routines of residents mirroring the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. There is a distinct clarity to the light during the transition into autumn, when the foliage turns and the temperature drops, revealing the stark lines of the barns and outbuildings that define the local architecture. Balla Philip maintains its character through these understated traditions, fostering a sense of continuity that persists despite the changing demands of the modern world.
Balla Philip déploie ses terres basses sous un ciel changeant où la lumière du crépuscule s’attarde longuement sur les champs en friche. À proximité, la colline McIntosh impose une présence familière qui structure l’horizon, rappelant aux habitants la patience nécessaire pour cultiver ce sol rocailleux. L’air y possède une fraîcheur singulière, chargée de l’humidité qui remonte de la rivière St. Nicholas, située à onze kilomètres de là, apportant une respiration constante aux boisés environnants. Plus loin, le Lac de Bon-Secours miroite à quatorze kilomètres, discret et immobile dans sa cuvette naturelle, observant le passage des jours. Balla Philip conserve ce caractère rural propre aux terres de Kent, où les maisons éparpillées semblent veiller sur un héritage agricole encore lisible dans les clôtures de bois et les sentiers qui bordent les vastes étendues. Le silence qui règne ici n'est pas une absence, mais une présence dense, rythmée par le vent qui balaie les hautes herbes et le craquement des arbres sous la morsure du gel. Les générations passées ont façonné ce relief avec une ténacité silencieuse, transformant la rudesse des éléments en une existence réglée sur le cycle des récoltes et la rigueur des hivers, maintenant ainsi une identité simple, fidèle aux silences de ce paysage néo-brunswickois.
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Explore Balla Philip, New Brunswick, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.488222, -64.912213. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Balla Philip includes the postal code (E4S), telephone area code (506). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Balla Philip is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |