Explore Big Intervale Cape North, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Big Intervale Cape North, 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 Big Intervale Cape North 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 Big Intervale Cape North.
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.
| Place | Big Intervale Cape North |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Victoria |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.840527 |
| Longitude | -60.599371 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B0C |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CADEW |
Big Intervale Cape North is a community in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Big Intervale Cape North is located at 46.8405°N, 60.5994°W.
Big Intervale Cape North holds a quiet, resonant stillness within the cradle of the Atlantic coast, where the North Aspy River serves as a constant, rhythmic pulse through the rugged terrain. It lies 39.3 km north-east of Chéticamp, NS (from Chéticamp, NS: bearing 53°T), and is situated 15.4 km east of Pleasant Bay. The landscape finds its definition in the looming presence of the Grey Hill, a silent sentinel that watches over the valley as the light shifts from the sharp clarity of morning to the long, bruised purples of dusk. Nearby, the hidden rush of Beulach Ban Falls provides a distant, percussive counterpoint to the steady flow of the river, while the stillness of Muskrat Lake, situated just 2 km away, offers a mirror to the passing clouds. Further afield, the vast, protected reaches of Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton sit 12 km away, grounding the entire region in a wilderness that feels both ancient and immediate. Life in Big Intervale Cape North is defined by the seasons and the physical demands of a land that asks for patience and a steady hand. The economy here has long been tied to the land and the sea, with generations of residents finding their way through forestry, fishing, and the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors drawn to the raw, unadorned beauty of the North Aspy River. There is a particular weight to the air here, a coolness that carries the salt of the Atlantic and the scent of damp earth, reminding anyone present that the modern world is merely a guest in this geography. Daily routines follow the natural light, and the local character is marked by a resilience that mirrors the persistence of the river, carving its path through stone and soil with an inevitability that outlasts any single human endeavor.
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Explore Big Intervale Cape North, 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: 46.840527, -60.599371. 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 Big Intervale Cape North includes the postal code (B0C), 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 Big Intervale Cape North 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |