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Ireton Nova Scotia Map

Explore Ireton, 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 Ireton, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Ireton, Nova Scotia Map

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

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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PlaceIreton
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationYarmouth
CountryCanada
Latitude43.994321
Longitude-66.085336
Postal Code (FSA)B5A
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceSmall locality
CGN IDCBVDC

About Ireton, Nova Scotia

Ireton is a community in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Ireton is located at 43.9943°N, 66.0853°W.

Ireton rests upon the raw, salt-stung edge of the Atlantic coast, anchored firmly within the rise of the Holmes Hill. It lies 17.5 km north of Yarmouth, NS (from Yarmouth, NS: bearing 8°T), and is situated 15.0 km south-south-east of Mavillette. The land here holds a quiet, persistent moisture, with the surface of Mud Lake pressing directly against the margins of the settlement. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the dark needles of the spruce and the silvered grey of weathered wood. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the Bartletts River carves its path through the terrain some 6 km away, its presence felt in the cool, damp air that drifts inland from the coast. Further out, the distant rush of Snows Falls, located 13 km away, persists as a hidden pulse in the landscape, a reminder of the water that shapes the deeper reaches of the hinterland. The history of Ireton follows the hard-won gains of those who looked to the sea and the forest for their sustenance. Life in Ireton turns on the traditional industries of the coast, where the grit of the Atlantic informs the daily toil and the resilience of its people. The local economy remains shaped by the maritime environment, where the cycles of the seasons dictate the movement of goods and the quiet industry of the shoreline. There is a particular sharpness to the winter air here that demands a sturdy independence, and the residents carry a steady, pragmatic grace that reflects the demanding nature of their surroundings. Over time, the character of the settlement has hardened into something as enduring as the granite foundations of the Holmes Hill, providing a steady footing for those who call this coast home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cedar Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 2.9 km, 312° NW
  • Lake Annis Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 km, 048° NE
  • Hectanooga Cedar Swamp Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.3 km, 010° N
  • Ellenwood Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 9.9 km, 138° SE · 114 ha
  • Mavilette Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 12.2 km, 322° NW · 43 ha
  • Sloans Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 km, 098° E
  • Millstone at Milton Dam (Attraction) — 16.1 km, 189° S
  • Golden Horse Fountain (Monument) — 16.1 km, 188° S
  • Tusket River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 km, 112° ESE
  • Cineplex Cinemas Yarmouth (Cinema) — 17.1 km, 182° S
  • Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia (Museum) — 17.3 km, 189° S
  • W. Laurence Sweeny Fisheries Museum (Museum) — 17.4 km, 189° S
  • Carleton River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.6 km, 051° NE · 919 ha
  • Yarmouth County Museum and Archives (Museum) — 17.7 km, 188° S
  • Tusket River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.8 km, 097° E · 1,663 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 19.6 km, 028° NNE
  • Seafaring Sons of Yarmouth County (Monument) — 20.1 km, 193° SSW
  • Tusket Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.0 km, 161° SSE · 706 ha
  • Silver River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 km, 043° NE · 5,294 ha
  • Wentworth Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 km, 031° NNE
  • Tobeatic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.3 km, 062° ENE · 1,036 km²
  • Glenwood Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 26.6 km, 142° SE · 39 ha
  • Sand Pond National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 27.9 km, 135° SE · 492 ha
  • Porcupine Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.0 km, 018° NNE · 974 ha
  • Spinneys Heath Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.4 km, 139° SE
  • Great Barren and Quinan Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 km, 118° ESE
  • Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum And Interpretative Centre (Museum) — 32.4 km, 165° SSE
  • Brier Island Whale & Seabird Cruises (Attraction) — 36.5 km, 324° NW
  • Mariner Cruises (Attraction) — 36.8 km, 325° NW
  • High Knoll Farm (Attraction) — 37.5 km, 326° NNW

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About This Ireton Map Page

Explore Ireton, 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: 43.994321, -66.085336. 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 Ireton includes the postal code (B5A), 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 Ireton 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)