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| Place | Five Houses |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Colchester |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.396301 |
| Longitude | -63.73299 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B4V |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CAMEI |
Five Houses is a community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Five Houses is located at 45.3963°N, 63.7330°W.
Five Houses rests with a quiet persistence along the Atlantic coast, where the land rises into the Birch Hill to meet the salt-heavy air. It lies 35.6 km west of Truro, NS (from Truro, NS: bearing 276°T), and is situated 14.2 km east of Economy. The Portapique River carves its path toward the sea here, its dark, cold currents defining the local terrain and drawing the eye toward the horizon. When the light fades at dusk, the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen, reflecting the stillness of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape reaches toward the Portapique River Wilderness Area and the distant Gamble Lake, both situated eleven kilometers from the heart of the settlement. These stretches of forest and water hold a stillness that seems to absorb the sound of the wind, leaving the atmosphere thick with the scent of spruce and tidal mud. Five Houses carries the history of a rugged, coastal existence, shaped by the practical demands of the Atlantic and the cycles of the Portapique River. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the land and the nearby shore, favoring small-scale harvest and the careful tending of property over the noise of modern industry. Life in Five Houses follows the shifting tides, a practice that demands a patient attention to the changing temperament of the coast. The houses themselves sit low against the incline of the Birch Hill, their windows capturing the pale, slanted sun of the afternoons. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, finding a distinct beauty in the way the frost gathers on the tall grasses or how the fog clings to the riverbanks before dissolving into the morning.
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Explore Five Houses, 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: 45.396301, -63.73299. 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 Five Houses 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.
Location data for Five Houses 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 |