Explore Hays River, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hays River, 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 Hays River 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 Hays River.
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.
| Place | Hays River |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Inverness |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.114167 |
| Longitude | -61.244728 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B0E |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CAPYQ |
Hays River is a community in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Hays River is located at 46.1142°N, 61.2447°W.
Hays River carves a quiet, persistent path through the rolling terrain near the Green Hill, defining the character of the land with its steady, clear flow. It lies 13.7 km south-south-east of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 160°T), and is situated 12.3 km east-north-east of Mabou. The water moves with a deliberate purpose, mirroring the shifting hues of the sky as it navigates the rise of the landscape, occasionally catching the pale, amber light that settles over the valley during the late afternoon. While Lake Ainslie rests only 5 km away, the immediate surroundings of Hays River feel intimate and secluded, tucked into a geography that prioritizes the stillness of the earth over the clamor of the wider world. This proximity to the water has long dictated the movement of life here, where the land supports a modest, self-reliant existence that values the seasonal shifts of the Atlantic climate. Those who spend time near the banks of Hays River often find that the air carries a crisp, clean weight, particularly as the shadows stretch long from the slopes of the Green Hill. The history of Hays River holds the quiet endurance of those who first settled these hills, choosing to work the land in a manner that respects the natural boundaries of the watershed. While Mabou Provincial Park sits 10 km away, the local economy in the immediate vicinity of Hays River remains focused on the small-scale cultivation and land stewardship that have defined the region for generations. Life here moves according to the necessities of the climate, with the daily routines of the residents mirroring the predictable, grounding cycles of the harvest and the thaw. There is an understated pride in this locality, a sense that the value of the ground is measured not by expansion, but by the preservation of the fields and the persistent clarity of the river itself.
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Explore Hays River, 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: 46.114167, -61.244728. 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 Hays River 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 Hays River 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |