Explore Amherst Shore, 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Amherst Shore, 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.
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| Place | Amherst Shore |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Cumberland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.969166 |
| Longitude | -63.894825 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B4H |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | CAAOW |
Amherst Shore is a community in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Amherst Shore is located at 45.9692°N, 63.8948°W.
Amherst Shore rests along the Atlantic coast, where the land meets the cold, salt-heavy breath of the sea. It lies 17.3 km east-south-east of Strait Shores, NS (from Strait Shores, NS: bearing 121°T), and is situated 10.8 km north of Shinimicas Bridge. The terrain rises toward the modest prominence of Uniacke Hill, while the Shinimicas River carves a quiet path through the surrounding fields before finding the tide. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, translucent violet, settling over the shoreline with a stillness that makes the distant movement of the water feel heavy and deliberate. Residents have long looked toward the land’s edge for their livelihood, finding in the soil and the coastal currents a way of life defined by the seasonal turning of the tides. While Lake Killarney sits inland, the maritime influence remains the primary force in Amherst Shore, shaping the character of the people who work the earth and watch the shifting horizons. The pace of life here moves in alignment with the wind, grounded in a geography that demands patience and a steady, watchful eye.
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Explore Amherst Shore, 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: 45.969166, -63.894825. 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 Amherst Shore includes the postal code (B4H), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Amherst Shore 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |