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Alpine Ridge Nova Scotia Map

Explore Alpine Ridge, 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.

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.

Interactive Map of Alpine Ridge, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Alpine Ridge, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alpine Ridge, Nova Scotia. 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 Nova Scotia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Alpine Ridge 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 Alpine Ridge.

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.

PlaceAlpine Ridge
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationInverness
CountryCanada
Latitude46.015406
Longitude-61.410505
Postal Code (FSA)B0E
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCAANO

About Alpine Ridge, Nova Scotia

Alpine Ridge is a locality in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Alpine Ridge is located at 46.0154°N, 61.4105°W.

Alpine Ridge rises with a quiet, rugged endurance above the Atlantic coast, its slopes catching the salt-heavy air that rolls inland from the sea. It lies 25.2 km south-south-west of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 199°T), and is situated 6.4 km south-south-west of Mabou. The land here finds its definition near the Green Hill, where the elevation provides a vantage point over the Southwest Mabou River as it carves its path toward the tides. During the transition of dusk, the light clings to the hillsides, casting long, bruised shadows that emphasize the texture of the earth and the stillness of the surrounding woods. While the bustle of the world feels distant, the presence of Mabou Provincial Park, situated eight kilometers away, offers a preserved reach of nature that mirrors the wilder character of the ridge. Even at a distance of twenty kilometers, the mist rising from Myles Doyle Falls seems to haunt the atmosphere, lending a damp, cool clarity to the mornings that define the local climate. Life in Alpine Ridge follows the cycles of the seasons, shaped by a history of land stewardship and the demands of a coastal environment. The economy reflects a long-standing commitment to the land, where the labor of the day is measured by the turning of the soil and the maintenance of homesteads that have occupied these slopes for generations. Residents carry on with a steady focus, their daily routines dictated by the persistent winds and the changing reach of the Atlantic tides. There is a profound honesty in the way the local character persists, grounded in the simple necessity of working in harmony with a landscape that offers little to those who do not respect its limits. In the quiet hours, one senses the weight of the sea nearby, a constant, low-frequency presence that reminds those living in Alpine Ridge of their position on the edge of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.3 km, 100° E
  • Southwest Mabou River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.5 km, 170° S
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 4.9 km, 210° SSW
  • Strathspey Performing Arts Centre (Theatre) — 5.2 km, 003° N
  • Allan J. MacEachen (Monument) — 5.2 km, 002° N
  • An Drochaid (Museum) — 6.5 km, 013° NNE
  • West Mabou Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 7.6 km, 325° NW · 275 ha
  • Port Hood Station Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 9.5 km, 261° W · 17 ha
  • Glendyer Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 km, 039° NE
  • Cape Mabou Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.9 km, 007° N · 1,457 ha
  • Bornish Hill Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.9 km, 141° SE
  • Celtic Music Interpretive Centre (Attraction) — 16.6 km, 202° SSW
  • Black River Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.0 km, 032° NNE
  • River Denys Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 km, 138° SE
  • Ainslie Point Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 22.0 km, 042° NE · 38 ha
  • The Skye River Trail (Attraction) — 22.1 km, 103° ESE
  • Trout Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 km, 076° ENE · 186 ha
  • Ashfield Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.5 km, 131° SE
  • Whycocomagh Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 24.0 km, 102° ESE · 196 ha
  • Whycocomagh Picnic Park (Attraction) — 24.0 km, 103° ESE
  • MacDonalds Pond Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.6 km, 111° ESE
  • Macdonald House Museum (Museum) — 24.6 km, 057° ENE
  • Inverness Memorial Consolidated Hospital (Attraction) — 24.9 km, 019° NNE
  • Salt Mountain Memorial Park Hugh McLennan (Monument) — 25.0 km, 103° ESE
  • Salt Mountain ViewPoint #1 (Viewpoint) — 25.0 km, 103° ESE
  • Inverness Miners Museum (Museum) — 25.2 km, 018° NNE
  • Orangedale Station Museum (Museum) — 27.6 km, 117° ESE
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.9 km, 083° E · 3,625 ha
  • Seal Cove Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.3 km, 120° ESE
  • Orangedale Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 28.9 km, 118° ESE · 50 ha

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About This Alpine Ridge Map Page

Explore Alpine Ridge, 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: 46.015406, -61.410505. 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 Alpine Ridge includes the postal code (B0E), telephone area code (782, 902). 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 Alpine Ridge 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)