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| Place | Gillis Point |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Victoria |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.004857 |
| Longitude | -60.804644 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B2C |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBQEI |
Gillis Point is a community in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gillis Point is located at 46.0049°N, 60.8046°W.
Gillis Point emerges where the rugged edges of the Atlantic coast meet the sheltering presence of the Boisdale Hills. It lies 46.1 km east-south-east of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 123°T), and is situated 11.3 km south-south-west of Baddeck. The land here holds a distinct, salt-heavy stillness, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, reflecting the quiet rise of the hills above. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain rises into slopes that catch the wind coming off the sea, a landscape defined by its stark, bracing openness and the way the air carries the sharp, clean scent of cold water. Roughly seven kilometers away, the Cains Mountain Wilderness Area offers a deeper, more shadowed solitude, providing a counterpoint to the exposed face of the coast. History at Gillis Point resides in the persistence of those who worked the thin, rocky soil and turned to the sea for their livelihood. While the Washabuck River flows six kilometers distant, its influence lingers in the stories of early transport and the movement of goods that once sustained the local economy. Life here moves with the tide rather than the clock, a quiet endurance that marks the daily habits of those who remain. People still look to the horizon with the same steady gaze as their forebears, finding beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the low ground, turning the world into a brief, hushed sanctuary before the day fully takes hold.
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Explore Gillis Point, 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: 46.004857, -60.804644. 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 Gillis Point includes the postal code (B2C), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Gillis Point 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 |