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Barneys River Station Nova Scotia Map

Explore Barneys River Station, 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 Barneys River Station, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Barneys River Station, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barneys River Station, 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 Barneys River Station 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 Barneys River Station.

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.

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PlaceBarneys River Station
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationPictou
CountryCanada
Latitude45.595517
Longitude-62.267092
Postal Code (FSA)B2G
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCABQX

About Barneys River Station, Nova Scotia

Barneys River Station is a community in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Barneys River Station is located at 45.5955°N, 62.2671°W.

Barneys River Station holds its ground within the quiet, rolling terrain near The Keppoch, defined primarily by the steady, persistent presence of the Barneys River. It lies 21.6 km west of Antigonish, NS (from Antigonish, NS: bearing 262°T), and is situated 13.4 km east-south-east of Merigomish. The landscape here carries a certain weight, where the light at dusk catches the moisture rising from the banks, turning the air a pale, translucent violet. Visitors looking to explore the natural surroundings will find Beaver Mountain Provincial Park just 9 km away, offering a different perspective on the local ridges, while Malcolms Lake sits 7 km distant, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored skies of the region. Even the more distant Parks Falls, located 20 km away, feels like part of the same hushed, sheltered geography that shapes the daily life of those living near the water. The history of Barneys River Station is marked by the labor of the land, where the local economy has long relied on the rhythms of the forest and the small-scale cultivation of the valley floor. Life in Barneys River Station moves with a deliberate, singular focus, grounded in the seasonal work that defines rural life in this part of the world. One might notice how the morning frost clings to the fence lines long after the sun has climbed high, a subtle reminder of the cold that settles into the hollows. Despite the passage of years, the settlement maintains its character through a quiet independence, keeping to itself while the river continues its long, winding journey toward the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Barney's River School House Museum (Museum) — 0.4 km, 181° S
  • Barneys River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 0.5 km, 157° SSE
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 3.1 km, 029° NNE
  • Eigg Mountain - James River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.8 km, 039° NE · 2,176 ha
  • Beaver Mountain Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 7.8 km, 115° ESE · 136 ha
  • Riverside International Speedway (Attraction) — 11.1 km, 108° ESE
  • Ohio River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 km, 117° ESE
  • Melmerby Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.2 km, 290° WNW · 113 ha
  • Merigomish Harbour Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.2 km, 283° WNW · 20 ha
  • Arisaig Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.2 km, 023° NNE · 28 ha
  • Cineplex Cinemas Antigonish (Cinema) — 21.6 km, 082° E
  • Antigonish Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.5 km, 082° E
  • Powells Point Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 23.7 km, 286° WNW · 26 ha
  • East River St. Marys Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.7 km, 160° SSE
  • Sons of Martha Cairn, Guysborough Railway (Attraction) — 28.7 km, 159° SSE
  • Cineplex Cinemas New Glasgow (Cinema) — 28.9 km, 266° W
  • Carmichael-Stewart House Museum (Museum) — 29.1 km, 269° W
  • Trap Door Escape - Entertainment (Theatre) — 29.4 km, 268° W
  • Stewart Street Heritage Memorial WWII (Monument) — 29.5 km, 268° W
  • Glasgow Square Theatre (Theatre) — 29.5 km, 268° W
  • Glencoe Veterans Honour Roll (Attraction) — 29.9 km, 228° SW
  • Cornish Pump House (Monument) — 30.5 km, 265° W
  • Museum of Industry (Museum) — 30.5 km, 264° W
  • The Hearse (Attraction) — 32.6 km, 317° NW
  • Marsh Road Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 39.0 km, 043° NE
  • Nancy's Cellar (Historic Ruins) — 40.2 km, 230° SW
  • Wood Islands Lighthouse (Heritage Site) — 54.2 km, 317° NW
  • Guysborough Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 64.0 km, 111° ESE
  • Belfast Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 71.6 km, 319° NW

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About This Barneys River Station Map Page

Explore Barneys River Station, 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: 45.595517, -62.267092. 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 Barneys River Station includes the postal code (B2G), 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 Barneys River Station 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)