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Gillisdale Nova Scotia Map

Explore Gillisdale, 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 Gillisdale, Nova Scotia

Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation

How to Use This Gillisdale, Nova Scotia Map

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

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.

PlaceGillisdale
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationInverness
CountryCanada
Latitude46.234673
Longitude-61.134482
Postal Code (FSA)B0E
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCBQDS

About Gillisdale, Nova Scotia

Gillisdale is a locality in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Gillisdale is located at 46.2347°N, 61.1345°W.

Gillisdale rests in the quiet embrace of the highlands, where the land rises to meet the slopes of Arsenaults Hill. It lies 13.2 km east of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 88°T), and is situated 11.3 km south-south-west of Margaree Forks. The Southwest Margaree River carves a slow, deliberate path through the valley, its cool currents reflecting the pale, shifting light of a northern dusk. Here, the air holds a sharpness that clears the lungs, and the terrain maintains a rugged, honest posture against the sky. While Loch Ban lies twelve kilometers away, the immediate horizon is defined by the heavy, green presence of the hills and the constant, low-frequency hum of the river moving over stone. Life in Gillisdale follows the seasonal cycles of the earth, drawing from a long history of agriculture and the resilient spirit of those who first settled these valleys. The local economy persists through a quiet dedication to the land, where the labor of the day is measured by the length of shadows across the fields. Though the pace of activity seems modest, the depth of the local character is found in the endurance of traditions that have persisted for generations. In the stillness of an afternoon, one might notice how the light catches the tall grasses, turning the meadows into a quiet, gilded sanctuary that feels entirely apart from the rest of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 2.0 km, 315° NW
  • Masons Mountain Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.5 km, 302° WNW
  • Egypt Falls Trail head (Attraction) — 4.4 km, 169° S
  • Margaree Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.9 km, 024° NNE
  • Ainslie Point Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 9.3 km, 220° SW · 38 ha
  • Seven Falls Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.8 km, 104° ESE
  • Chimney Corner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.1 km, 358° N
  • Macdonald House Museum (Museum) — 11.2 km, 183° S
  • Black River Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 km, 234° SW
  • Inverness Memorial Consolidated Hospital (Attraction) — 13.2 km, 267° W
  • Inverness Miners Museum (Museum) — 13.5 km, 268° W
  • Middle River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.0 km, 070° ENE · 661 ha
  • Lake View (Viewpoint) — 14.1 km, 077° ENE
  • Trout Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.3 km, 162° SSE · 2,861 ha
  • Sea Wolf Island National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 16.8 km, 325° NW · 76 ha
  • Margaree Salmon Museum (Museum) — 18.4 km, 043° NE
  • Cape Mabou Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.6 km, 245° WSW · 1,457 ha
  • Glendyer Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 km, 222° SW
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.1 km, 154° SSE · 3,625 ha
  • Margaree River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.2 km, 035° NE · 2,140 ha
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.2 km, 036° NE · 746 ha
  • Ruiss Noir Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.2 km, 019° NNE · 1,602 ha
  • Baddeck River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.5 km, 087° E · 2,778 ha
  • Mary Harper Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.9 km, 141° SE
  • An Drochaid-The Bridge Museum (Museum) — 26.8 km, 228° SW
  • Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 26.9 km, 096° E · 147 ha
  • Allan J. MacEachen (Monument) — 28.5 km, 228° SW
  • Strathspey Performing Arts Centre (Theatre) — 28.5 km, 228° SW
  • Whycocomagh Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 28.9 km, 175° S · 196 ha
  • The Skye River Trail (Attraction) — 29.2 km, 180° S

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About This Gillisdale Map Page

Explore Gillisdale, 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: 46.234673, -61.134482. 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 Gillisdale includes the postal code (B0E), 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 Gillisdale 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)