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Danesville Nova Scotia Map

Explore Danesville, 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 Danesville, Nova Scotia

Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation

How to Use This Danesville, Nova Scotia Map

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

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.

PlaceDanesville
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationQueens
CountryCanada
Latitude44.18947
Longitude-64.623157
Postal Code (FSA)B4V
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCAIVY

About Danesville, Nova Scotia

Danesville is a community in Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Danesville is located at 44.1895°N, 64.6232°W.

Danesville rests upon the rugged Atlantic coast, where the land rises into the quiet elevation of the Parks Hill. It lies 18.2 km north-north-east of Liverpool, NS (from Liverpool, NS: bearing 24°T), and is situated 5.5 km south-west of Middlewood. The Medway River carves a path toward the sea, its currents carrying the cold, brine-heavy breath of the ocean that defines the local climate. Along the wooded slopes, the light at dusk clings to the spruce needles, turning the horizon a bruised, deep violet before the stars emerge. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape settles into a stillness marked by the proximity of Manthorn Lake and the distant, rhythmic rush of Salters Falls. Danesville maintains a character defined by the salt-crusted granite and the persistent influence of the tides, which pull at the edges of the earth with a slow, deliberate gravity. Danesville emerged from the labor of those who looked to the timber and the water for their livelihood, establishing a history rooted in the extraction and transport of forest resources. The economy has long mirrored the seasonal shifts of the Atlantic, favoring small-scale enterprises that respect the demands of the coastline. Residents often navigate the terrain with an intimate knowledge of the forest paths, moving between the sheltered coves and the inland ridges where the air feels sharper and thinner. The local way of life persists through a quiet dedication to the land, where the daily routine honors the legacy of the early settlers who first navigated the currents of the Medway River. In Danesville, the weight of the past is felt in the steady endurance of the timber-frame structures that stand firm against the relentless coastal winds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ragged Harbour Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 km, 150° SSE
  • Cherry Hill Beach Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 km, 123° ESE
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 12.1 km, 257° WSW
  • Maritime Painted Saltbox (Public Artwork) — 14.0 km, 067° ENE
  • Rissers Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 15.9 km, 072° ENE · 101 ha
  • Ten Mile Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.4 km, 253° WSW · 675 ha
  • Champlain, King's Orange Rangers, & Liverpool Privateers (Monument) — 17.6 km, 203° SSW
  • Hank Snow Museum (Museum) — 17.8 km, 206° SSW
  • Perkins House Museum (Museum) — 18.0 km, 203° SSW
  • Queens County Museum (Museum) — 18.1 km, 203° SSW
  • Astor Theatre (Theatre) — 18.3 km, 204° SSW
  • Milton Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 18.6 km, 208° SSW
  • Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.1 km, 308° NW
  • Cineplex Cinemas Bridgewater (Cinema) — 22.5 km, 023° NNE
  • Lunenburg County Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 23.9 km, 063° ENE
  • Eighteen Mile Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.5 km, 290° WNW
  • Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.4 km, 243° WSW
  • Pu'tlaqne'katik (Wilderness Area) — 28.5 km, 327° NNW · 2,643 ha
  • Sand Dollar Beach (Attraction) — 28.8 km, 064° ENE
  • Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.6 km, 285° WNW · 25 ha
  • Summerville Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 31.0 km, 211° SSW · 34 ha
  • Wentzells Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 31.0 km, 000° N · 24 ha
  • Boui (Attraction) — 32.3 km, 050° NE
  • Lunenburg Waterfront (Attraction) — 32.3 km, 050° NE
  • Lunenburg Art Gallery Society (Gallery) — 32.4 km, 050° NE
  • Kayak Tour Start Location (Attraction) — 32.4 km, 064° ENE
  • Lunenburg Opera House (Theatre) — 32.6 km, 050° NE
  • Trail Start (Viewpoint) — 32.6 km, 063° ENE
  • Old Town Lunenburg World Heritage Site (Monument) — 32.7 km, 050° NE
  • Tidney River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.9 km, 244° WSW · 2,614 ha

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About This Danesville Map Page

Explore Danesville, 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: 44.18947, -64.623157. 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 Danesville includes the postal code (B4V), 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 Danesville 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)