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Kempt Head Nova Scotia Map

Explore Kempt Head, 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceKempt Head
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationVictoria
CountryCanada
Latitude46.08759
Longitude-60.656701
Postal Code (FSA)B1T
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCASTP

About Kempt Head, Nova Scotia

Kempt Head is a community in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Kempt Head is located at 46.0876°N, 60.6567°W.

Kempt Head occupies a rugged stretch of the Atlantic coast where the land tilts toward the sea beneath the watchful shadow of the Big Hill. It lies 36.0 km west of Sydney, NS (from Sydney, NS: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.6 km east of Baddeck. The salt-heavy air clings to the spruce and fir, while the low, amber light of dusk turns the shoreline into a shifting boundary of slate and foam. Nearby, the inland terrain holds its own secrets, with Lost Lake resting in quiet solitude nine kilometers away, cradled by the island’s ancient, weathered spine. Beyond the immediate coastal ridges, the Baddeck River follows its own winding course eleven kilometers inland, drawing moisture from the hillsides to feed the wild, damp earth. Life in Kempt Head persists with the steady, salt-cured endurance of those who have long looked to the water for their livelihood. Families here have gathered harvests from the sea and the surrounding woods for generations, maintaining a quiet independence that defines the local character. While the landscape is marked by the presence of Easach Ban seventeen kilometers away, the daily existence of those living in Kempt Head remains anchored to the immediate horizon, where the tides dictate the pulse of the day. The legacy of those who first inhabited this coast remains present in the stillness of the woods, a persistent reminder of a deep, enduring relationship with the land that continues to shape the identity of Kempt Head today.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 km, 001° N
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 5.7 km, 058° ENE
  • Baddeck Bay Lookoff (Attraction) — 6.3 km, 313° NW
  • Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Heritage Site) — 7.0 km, 285° WNW
  • Theatre Baddeck (Theatre) — 7.6 km, 281° W
  • Barra Forest and MacNeils Vale Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 9.3 km, 237° WSW · 733 ha
  • Powerline Road Outlook (Viewpoint) — 12.0 km, 032° NNE
  • Baddeck River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 km, 339° NNW · 2,778 ha
  • Great Hall of the Clans Highland Pioneers Museum The (Museum) — 14.2 km, 018° NNE
  • Washabuck River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.1 km, 255° WSW
  • Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 15.7 km, 324° NW · 147 ha
  • Barrachois Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 15.8 km, 073° ENE · 118 ha
  • North River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.4 km, 359° N · 979 ha
  • Middle River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.5 km, 316° NW · 5,618 ha
  • Cains Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 km, 237° WSW · 555 ha
  • Highland Village (Attraction) — 19.8 km, 219° SW
  • Nova Scotia Highland Village Society (Museum) — 19.9 km, 219° SW
  • St. Ann's Lookoff (Attraction) — 20.5 km, 025° NNE
  • Ben Eoin Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 20.8 km, 133° SE · 90 ha
  • Bras D'or Lookoff (Attraction) — 21.0 km, 033° NNE
  • Mary Harper Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 km, 260° W
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.6 km, 261° W · 3,625 ha
  • Kluscap Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.1 km, 031° NNE · 2,777 ha
  • Dalem Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 24.9 km, 044° NE · 48 ha
  • Seven Falls Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.5 km, 298° WNW
  • Johnson Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.7 km, 067° ENE
  • Iron Art (Museum) — 26.8 km, 008° N
  • Gaspereaux River Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 27.7 km, 134° SE · 48 ha
  • North Sydney Museum (Museum) — 34.3 km, 066° ENE
  • The Big Fiddle of the Ceilidh (Public Artwork) — 35.7 km, 080° E

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About This Kempt Head Map Page

Explore Kempt Head, 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: 46.08759, -60.656701. 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 Kempt Head includes the postal code (B1T), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Kempt Head 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada