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Birchwood Nova Scotia Map

Explore Birchwood, 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.

Interactive Map of Birchwood, Nova Scotia

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PlaceBirchwood
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationCumberland
CountryCanada
Latitude45.704257
Longitude-63.786529
Postal Code (FSA)B0M
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCADRW

About Birchwood, Nova Scotia

Birchwood is a community in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Birchwood is located at 45.7043°N, 63.7865°W.

Birchwood rests quietly against the rise of the Scotch Hill, where the land leans toward the steady, dark pulse of the Pugwash River. It lies 21.8 km east-north-east of Springhill, NS (from Springhill, NS: bearing 74°T), and is situated 14.4 km west of West Wentworth. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, a clarity of air that seems to sharpen the edges of the hardwoods as the light begins to fail. Within this landscape, the water remains the primary witness to the passing of the seasons, moving with a patience that defines the character of the soil. Beyond the immediate banks, the geography stretches out toward the silence of McPherson Lake and the distant, cooling spray of Hannons Falls, while the expansive reaches of the Polly Brook Wilderness Area offer a deeper, shadowed refuge for the wild. At dusk, the horizon pulls the color from the fields, leaving only the grey, essential geometry of the woods against a cooling sky. The history of Birchwood lingers in the quiet persistence of its homesteads and the remnants of working lands that once defined the local economy. Life here moves in alignment with the river’s cycle, a tradition of land stewardship that has persisted through generations of families who know the temperament of the local earth. While the demands of modern industry have shifted, the identity of Birchwood remains rooted in its agricultural heritage and the steady, unadorned labor required to carve a living from the valley. It is a location where the weight of the past sits lightly, felt most clearly in the way the wind catches the tall grasses near the riverbank, a sound that carries the persistence of a long-settled peace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Steepbank Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 km, 272° W
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 6.5 km, 136° SE
  • Oxford Blueberry (Attraction) — 7.6 km, 288° WNW
  • Slade Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 km, 274° W
  • Polly Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 km, 247° WSW · 781 ha
  • Chase Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 km, 293° WNW · 874 ha
  • Dochertys Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.4 km, 057° ENE
  • Wentworth Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 18.1 km, 117° ESE · 143 ha
  • Economy River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 km, 219° SW · 5,495 ha
  • Portapique River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 km, 169° S · 2,060 ha
  • Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 19.5 km, 051° NE · 420 ha
  • Angevine Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 km, 080° E
  • Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.5 km, 101° E · 638 ha
  • Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.2 km, 128° SE · 70 ha
  • Anne Murray Centre (Heritage Site) — 22.1 km, 254° WSW
  • Isabel Simpson Heritage Centre (Museum) — 22.6 km, 253° WSW
  • Springhill Miners Museum (Museum) — 23.7 km, 251° WSW
  • Amherst Shore Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 27.5 km, 344° NNW · 255 ha
  • Montrose Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.5 km, 167° SSE
  • Fox Harbour Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 30.9 km, 062° ENE · 60 ha
  • River Look off (Viewpoint) — 32.7 km, 198° SSW
  • Lyons Marsh Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.6 km, 176° S
  • Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.8 km, 313° NW · 2,785 ha
  • Kelley River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.3 km, 256° WSW · 209 km²
  • Cumberland County Museum & Archives (Museum) — 35.0 km, 293° WNW
  • Nova Scotia Highlanders Museum (Museum) — 35.7 km, 294° WNW
  • Cineplex Cinemas Amherst (Cinema) — 35.9 km, 294° WNW
  • Chignecto National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 36.6 km, 285° WNW · 432 ha
  • Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Migratory Bird Sanctuary) — 36.7 km, 285° WNW · 432 ha
  • Malagash salt mine museum (Attraction) — 36.8 km, 074° ENE

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About This Birchwood Map Page

Explore Birchwood, 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: 45.704257, -63.786529. 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 Birchwood includes the postal code (B0M), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Birchwood 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada