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| Place | Cross Roads |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Colchester |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.236242 |
| Longitude | -62.940936 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B6L |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBVJG |
Cross Roads is a community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Cross Roads is located at 45.2362°N, 62.9409°W.
Cross Roads rests within the quiet embrace of the Stewiacke River, a landscape defined by the modest elevation of Stewarts Hill. It lies 30.1 km east-south-east of Truro, NS (from Truro, NS: bearing 118°T), and is situated 13.1 km north-north-west of Sheet Harbour Road. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, catching the silvered surface of the river as it pulls slowly past the embankments, while the distant, shadowed ridges provide a steady horizon for the day’s end. Though Blackie Lake sits only 5 km away, the stillness of the immediate terrain holds a weight of its own, grounded in the damp, fertile earth of the valley floor where the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and moving water. The history of Cross Roads lingers in the alignment of old tracks and the persistence of small-scale agriculture that has long defined the local economy. Residents maintain a connection to the land that is neither hurried nor distracted, often looking toward the wider reaches of the region, such as the Calvary River Wilderness Area located 22 km away, as a reminder of the vast, unmanaged woods that flank their narrower valley. Work here follows the seasonal turning of the soil and the maintenance of homesteads, reflecting a character forged through self-reliance and the simple necessity of tending to one’s own patch of ground. Life in Cross Roads moves with a steady, predictable pulse, governed by the rising sun and the seasonal swell of the river, leaving little room for the clamor of the outside world.
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Explore Cross Roads, 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: 45.236242, -62.940936. 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 Cross Roads includes the postal code (B6L), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Cross Roads 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 |