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Alder Plains Nova Scotia Map

Explore Alder Plains, Nova Scotia, 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceAlder Plains
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationYarmouth
CountryCanada
Latitude44.117436
Longitude-65.659603
Postal Code (FSA)B0W
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceSmall locality
CGN IDCBVFH

About Alder Plains, Nova Scotia

Alder Plains is a community in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Alder Plains is located at 44.1174°N, 65.6596°W.

Alder Plains rests in the quiet shadow of the French Hill, where the land holds the cool, damp breath of the Atlantic. It lies 40.8 km east of Meteghan, NS (from Meteghan, NS: bearing 101°T), and is situated 10.6 km east-north-east of East Kemptville. First Bear Lake sits a mere kilometer away, its dark surface reflecting the shifting charcoal clouds of a maritime afternoon. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, rocky resolve, shaped by the ancient weight of glaciers that left behind a landscape of stunted spruce and hardy brush. To the east, the descent toward East Branch Falls carries the persistent, rhythmic hum of moving water, a sound that defines the stillness of the afternoon. Even the distant flow of the Davis River, six kilometers removed, seems to pull at the humidity of the air, ensuring that Alder Plains remains perpetually cloaked in a fine, silver mist that softens the edges of the horizon. Life in Alder Plains persists through a modest, grounded industry that respects the lean demands of the soil and the seasonal turn of the woods. Families have long worked the timber and the thin, acidic earth, finding a precarious stability in the extraction of forest products and the maintenance of the backcountry tracks that lace the region. The culture here is defined by a deep-seated patience, a habit of watching the sky for the sudden, slate-grey turn of weather that dictates the day’s labor. In the evenings, the local stillness is absolute, broken only by the sharp call of a raven or the distant, muffled report of a shifting branch, reminding those who dwell in Alder Plains that the wild woods are never truly silent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tobeatic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 km, 049° NE · 1,036 km²
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 9.4 km, 128° SE
  • Silver River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 km, 306° NW · 5,294 ha
  • Tusket River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 km, 216° SW · 1,663 ha
  • Indian Fields Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 14.5 km, 126° SE · 1,565 ha
  • Carleton River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.7 km, 266° W · 919 ha
  • Tusket River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.9 km, 208° SSW
  • Wentworth Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 km, 288° WNW
  • Sloans Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.0 km, 233° SW
  • Porcupine Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.1 km, 307° NW · 974 ha
  • Lake Annis Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.4 km, 254° WSW
  • Martin Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 km, 093° E
  • Roseway River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.3 km, 142° SE · 1,691 ha
  • Great Barren and Quinan Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.3 km, 189° S
  • Shelburne River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 km, 061° ENE · 2,267 ha
  • Hectanooga Cedar Swamp Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.7 km, 264° W
  • Harpers Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.1 km, 155° SSE
  • Ellenwood Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 34.7 km, 231° SW · 114 ha
  • Ghost Antler Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 35.3 km, 132° SE
  • Sissiboo River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.8 km, 330° NNW · 1,203 ha
  • Sand Pond National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 36.0 km, 202° SSW · 492 ha
  • Sixth and Coades Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 37.8 km, 088° E
  • Cedar Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 38.7 km, 253° WSW
  • Glenwood Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 39.6 km, 206° SSW · 39 ha
  • St. Mary's Church-Museum (Museum) — 43.6 km, 304° WNW
  • To the Helpless victims of abortion (Monument) — 44.0 km, 316° NW
  • Cineplex Cinemas Yarmouth (Cinema) — 46.4 km, 229° SW
  • Golden Horse Fountain (Monument) — 46.9 km, 231° SW
  • Millstone at Milton Dam (Attraction) — 46.9 km, 231° SW
  • Black Loyalist Heritage Centre (Heritage Site) — 47.1 km, 152° SSE

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About This Alder Plains Map Page

Explore Alder Plains, Nova Scotia, 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: 44.117436, -65.659603. 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 Alder Plains includes the postal code (B0W), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Alder Plains 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada