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| Place | Highland Acres |
| Type | Compact Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Halifax |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.678348 |
| Longitude | -63.495016 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B2W |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | CAQKH |
Highland Acres is a compact rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Highland Acres is located at 44.6783°N, 63.4950°W.
Highland Acres rests upon the rugged Atlantic coast, cradled within the rising elevation of Breakheart Hill. It lies 6.6 km east of Dartmouth, NS (from Dartmouth, NS: bearing 82°T), and is situated 8.3 km east-north-east of Halifax. The salt-laden air pulls at the edges of the spruce trees, while the Little Salmon River carves its path toward the sea, lending the landscape a constant, liquid pulse. At dusk, the light catches the whitecaps beyond the shore, turning the water into cold, hammered silver that reflects the austere beauty of the Nova Scotian coastline. A mile inland, the still surface of Settle Lake offers a quiet counterpoint to the restless ocean, its dark waters holding the stillness of the deep woods. The character of Highland Acres has long been shaped by its proximity to the water, where the economy once drew its sustenance from the tides and the timber of the surrounding slopes. While the modern world moves with a different intensity, the residents maintain a connection to the horizon, often looking toward the silhouette of McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park, which guards the harbor entrance like a long-forgotten sentinel. Though the distant roar of Bad Luck Falls remains a reminder of the wilder interior, life here persists in a steady, deliberate fashion. People carry on with their chores, their movements marked by the turning of the seasons and the shifting moods of the Atlantic, finding a grounded peace in the familiar weight of the earth and the endless, rhythmic breath of the sea.
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Explore Highland Acres, 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: 44.678348, -63.495016. 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 Highland Acres includes the postal code (B2W), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Highland Acres 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 |