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| Place | Benacadie |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Cape Breton |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.946211 |
| Longitude | -60.726298 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B1T |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CACQT |
Benacadie is a community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Benacadie is located at 45.9462°N, 60.7263°W.
Benacadie rests upon the Atlantic coast, where the earth leans toward the salt-heavy air and the horizon holds a sharp, clear edge. It lies 46.2 km west-south-west of Sydney, NS (from Sydney, NS: bearing 243°T), and is situated 16.0 km west of Big Pond. The land here rises toward the Boisdale Hills, a slow climb that defines the skyline, while the Benacadie River carves its steady, dark passage through the terrain. In the late afternoon, the light clings to the hillsides, turning the grasses a bruised gold before the shadows lengthen across the valley. Bras d'Or Lake sits ten kilometers off, a vast inland presence that tempers the reach of the sea, while the Cains Mountain Wilderness Area waits fourteen kilometers away, a quiet reach of deep woods and stillness. The air in Benacadie tastes of brine and damp stone, a bracing clarity that lingers long after the sun slips behind the ridgeline. Settlement in Benacadie reflects a history of persistence, where the rugged coastline and the proximity to the water dictated the lives of those who first cleared the timber. Local life remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, a quiet turning of days that values the labor of the hand and the endurance of the home. The economy moves with the tides and the requirements of the land, drawing from the resources provided by the coast and the surrounding timbered slopes. Traditions here are kept close, carried in the cadence of local speech and the shared stewardship of the shore, maintaining a character that is as distinct as the steep, rising ground of the Boisdale Hills themselves.
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Explore Benacadie, 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: 45.946211, -60.726298. 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 Benacadie includes the postal code (B1T), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Benacadie 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 |