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Ingonish Ferry Nova Scotia Map

Explore Ingonish Ferry, 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 Ingonish Ferry, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Ingonish Ferry, Nova Scotia Map

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

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.

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PlaceIngonish Ferry
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationVictoria
CountryCanada
Latitude46.627788
Longitude-60.392452
Postal Code (FSA)B0C
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCARKN

About Ingonish Ferry, Nova Scotia

Ingonish Ferry is a community in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Ingonish Ferry is located at 46.6278°N, 60.3925°W.

Ingonish Ferry rests along the rugged Atlantic coast, where the salt-heavy air clings to the skin and the horizon dissolves into the grey transition of water and sky. It lies 47.4 km east of Chéticamp, NS (from Chéticamp, NS: bearing 90°T), and is situated 7.4 km south-south-west of Ingonish. The Ingonish River marks the boundary of the land, flowing with a cold, insistent purpose toward the sea, while nearby, the Indian Rising stands as a silent witness to the tides. Just two kilometers away, the still surface of Freshwater Lake reflects the changing light of the afternoon, holding a quiet depth that contrasts with the restless motion of the coast. When the sun dips low, the light catches the spray of the shoreline, turning the jagged terrain into a study of sharp edges and deep, cooling shadows. The life of Ingonish Ferry has long been shaped by the proximity of the water and the seasonal demands of the Atlantic. While the economy remains rooted in the harvest of the sea, the presence of Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton, located about 23 kilometers distant, draws those who seek the solitude of the high ridges and the ancient, forested interior. Further inland, the rush of Mary Ann Falls offers a different scale of movement, a constant, thunderous pulse that defines the wilder reaches of the landscape. Generations have navigated the demands of this geography, finding a balance between the isolation of the winters and the brief, vibrant intensity of the summer months. Ingonish Ferry persists as a place of deliberate endurance, where the weight of the sea and the silence of the woods dictate the pace of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cape Smokey Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 1.3 km, 127° SE · 539 ha
  • Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada (National Park) — 1.5 km, 302° WNW · 948 km²
  • Look Off (Viewpoint) — 5.2 km, 317° NW
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 5.8 km, 259° W
  • Groovy Goat (Attraction) — 7.4 km, 014° NNE
  • French River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 km, 216° SW · 164 km²
  • Green Cove (Attraction) — 14.6 km, 021° NNE
  • Oceanview Memorial (Attraction) — 21.8 km, 015° NNE
  • Plaster Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 24.4 km, 195° SSW · 17 ha
  • Glass Artisans Gallery (Attraction) — 25.8 km, 196° SSW
  • Polletts Cove - Aspy Fault Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.4 km, 347° NNW · 89 ha
  • Margaree River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.6 km, 251° WSW · 6,832 ha
  • North Highlands Community Museum (Museum) — 29.8 km, 343° NNW
  • Kluscap Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 km, 189° S · 2,777 ha
  • North River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.9 km, 213° SSW · 3,987 ha
  • Iron Art (Museum) — 37.4 km, 206° SSW
  • Whale Interpretive Center (Museum) — 38.1 km, 306° NW
  • Jim Campbells Barren Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.3 km, 260° W · 1,736 ha
  • Dalem Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 41.9 km, 184° S · 48 ha
  • Sydney Mines Heritage Museum (Museum) — 44.3 km, 164° SSE
  • Chapel Point Battery Site (Historic Ruins) — 44.9 km, 162° SSE
  • Société Saint-Pierre (Art / Cultural Centre) — 46.5 km, 272° W
  • Boardmore Playhouse (Theatre) — 55.8 km, 155° SSE
  • Cossit House (Heritage Site) — 55.9 km, 164° SSE
  • The Big Fiddle of the Ceilidh (Public Artwork) — 56.0 km, 165° SSE
  • Cape Breton Centre For Heritage And Science (Art / Cultural Centre) — 56.1 km, 164° SSE
  • Cape Breton University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 56.1 km, 156° SSE
  • Cineplex Cinemas Sydney (Cinema) — 56.5 km, 163° SSE
  • Highland Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 56.5 km, 164° SSE
  • Cape Breton Drive-In (Cinema) — 56.5 km, 158° SSE

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About This Ingonish Ferry Map Page

Explore Ingonish Ferry, 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: 46.627788, -60.392452. 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 Ingonish Ferry includes the postal code (B0C), 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 Ingonish Ferry 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)