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Canoe Lake Nova Scotia Map

Explore Canoe Lake, 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 Canoe Lake, Nova Scotia

Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation

How to Use This Canoe Lake, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canoe Lake, 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 Canoe Lake 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 Canoe Lake.

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.

PlaceCanoe Lake
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationCape Breton
CountryCanada
Latitude45.872341
Longitude-60.224091
Postal Code (FSA)B1K
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceTown
CGN IDCAGBR

About Canoe Lake, Nova Scotia

Canoe Lake is a locality in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Canoe Lake is located at 45.8723°N, 60.2241°W.

Canoe Lake rests as a quiet basin of water nestled against the Atlantic coast, where the rugged terrain rises toward the Spring Hill. It lies 20.2 km west-south-west of Louisbourg, NS (from Louisbourg, NS: bearing 255°T), and is situated 7.1 km west-north-west of Gabarus. The air here holds a distinct, salt-heavy chill that clings to the spruce and fir, marking the landscape with a stillness that feels ancient and undisturbed. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain remains braced against the ocean winds, offering a stark, honest beauty where the grey light of dusk settles over the water like a soft, translucent veil. The history of Canoe Lake lingers in the memory of the land, shaped by the proximity of the Salmon River and the distant, rugged presence of the Gabarus Wilderness Area. While the rush of modern industry stays far removed, the local character is defined by a slow, deliberate engagement with the wilderness, occasionally punctuated by the distant, hidden rush of MacIsaacs Brook Falls. Life around Canoe Lake follows the cycles of the seasons, maintaining a quiet independence that reflects the resilience of those who have long observed the changing tides and the deepening shadows of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 5.8 km, 038° NE
  • Gabarus Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.9 km, 163° SSE · 132 ha
  • Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic site (National Historic Site) — 6.5 km, 077° ENE · 5,920 ha
  • The Stillwaters Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 km, 058° ENE · 2,969 ha
  • Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 km, 208° SSW · 4,811 ha
  • Middle River Framboise Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 km, 241° WSW · 5,637 ha
  • Gaspereaux River Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 14.4 km, 288° WNW · 48 ha
  • Bastion du roi (Historic Fort / Castle) — 18.6 km, 083° E
  • Résidence du gouverneur (Historic Fort / Castle) — 18.6 km, 084° E
  • Louisbourg Visitor Center (Attraction) — 19.0 km, 077° ENE
  • Lieu historique national de la Batterie-Royale (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 km, 078° ENE
  • Ben Eoin Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.7 km, 298° WNW · 90 ha
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church (Attraction) — 19.9 km, 321° NW
  • Ruins of Old Louisbourg Lighthouse (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 km, 079° E
  • Sydney & Louisburg Railway Museum (Museum) — 21.1 km, 074° ENE
  • Mira River Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 21.8 km, 038° NE · 87 ha
  • Catalone Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 km, 055° NE
  • Mi'Kmaq Association For Cultural Studies (Art / Cultural Centre) — 27.6 km, 005° N
  • Baleine Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.1 km, 073° ENE
  • Wentworth Park Bandshell (Theatre) — 28.9 km, 005° N
  • Loch Lommond Pioneers Memorial (1828) (Attraction) — 29.3 km, 246° WSW
  • Highland Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 29.7 km, 004° N
  • The Big Fiddle of the Ceilidh (Public Artwork) — 30.0 km, 004° N
  • Cineplex Cinemas Sydney (Cinema) — 30.0 km, 006° N
  • Cape Breton Centre For Heritage And Science (Art / Cultural Centre) — 30.1 km, 004° N
  • St. Patrick's Church Museum (Museum) — 30.1 km, 004° N
  • St Patrick's Museum (Museum) — 30.1 km, 004° N
  • Cossit House (Heritage Site) — 30.2 km, 004° N
  • Jost House Museum (Museum) — 30.2 km, 004° N
  • Petersfield Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 30.6 km, 000° N · 23 ha

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About This Canoe Lake Map Page

Explore Canoe Lake, 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: 45.872341, -60.224091. 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 Canoe Lake includes the postal code (B1K), 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 Canoe Lake 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)