Explore Lower Durham, 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 Lower Durham, 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 Lower Durham 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 Lower Durham.
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 | Lower Durham |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | York |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.127697 |
| Longitude | -66.517769 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E6C |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DAULR |
Lower Durham is a locality in York, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lower Durham is located at 46.1277°N, 66.5178°W.
Lower Durham rests within a quiet fold of the landscape, defined by the steady, rising contours of the Sewell Ridge. It lies 23.3 km north-north-east of Fredericton, NB (from Fredericton, NB: bearing 29°T), and is situated 14.4 km south-south-east of Nashwaak Bridge. The air here holds a particular weight at dusk, cooling rapidly as the shadows stretch long and thin across the fields, while the distant Nashwaak River traces a low, hidden line through the surrounding woods. To the north, the terrain rises toward the rugged shelter of the ridge, creating a sense of enclosure that keeps the light trapped in golden, fleeting pockets against the hillsides. While Dunbar Falls waits in the deeper timber some 8 km away, the immediate surroundings of Lower Durham feel defined by this proximity to the high ground, where the earth seems to hold its breath under the weight of the hemlock and spruce. Ryder Lake sits 11 km distant, a silent presence that mirrors the stillness of the meadows, and even the sprawling Réserve de la faune de Fredericton, located 22 km away, adds to the sense that Lower Durham exists at the edge of a vast, forested quietude. The economy of Lower Durham remains anchored to the land, reflecting a heritage of small-scale forestry and modest agricultural ventures that have long supported the families living along the winding roads. Life in Lower Durham moves with a deliberate clarity, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the maintenance of the woodlots that define the property lines. Wood smoke often hangs in the crisp morning air, marking the start of a day spent in the steady, repetitive tasks of maintaining fences or preparing for the coming winter. There is a distinct lack of pretension in the way the houses sit back from the road, their porches weathered by decades of northern wind, suggesting a history built on endurance rather than grand gestures. The character of the local people manifests in a quiet hospitality, a trait sharpened by the isolation of the ridge and the shared understanding that the land requires constant, careful attention to remain productive.
Lower Durham déploie ses terres vallonnées sous une lumière déclinante qui semble suspendre le souffle du monde, juste là où la crête Sewell dessine une frontière silencieuse contre l'horizon. L'air y possède cette densité particulière des matins frais, une pureté qui descend des hauteurs pour envelopper les jardins et les vergers hérités des défrichements anciens. À quelques kilomètres, la rivière Nashwaak poursuit sa course nonchalante, irriguant une mémoire collective façonnée par le labeur sylvicole et le travail de la terre, tandis que le souvenir des chutes Dunbar résonne dans le lointain comme une rumeur minérale. Le regard, porté vers l'ouest ou le nord, croise la présence apaisante du lac Ryder, dont les eaux miroitantes semblent retenir le dernier éclat du soleil. En ces lieux, le quotidien s'accorde au rythme des saisons agricoles et au passage des ombres sur les champs, loin de l'agitation urbaine qui s'éteint bien avant d'atteindre la Réserve de la faune de Fredericton. Lower Durham demeure une enclave de quiétude où chaque sentier, chaque parcelle défrichée, raconte une persistance discrète, celle d'une vie humble qui s'épanouit sans effort dans l'immensité tranquille du paysage acadien et loyaliste.
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Explore Lower Durham, 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: 46.127697, -66.517769. 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 Lower Durham includes the postal code (E6C), 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 Lower Durham 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) |