Lexington Nova Scotia Map

About Lexington, Nova Scotia

Lexington is a community in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lexington is located at 45.6716°N, 61.3761°W.

Lexington rests in a landscape shaped by glacial hands, where broad, rolling drumlins rise and fall like sleeping giants beneath a vast, ever-shifting sky. It lies 6.3 km north-north-west of Port Hawkesbury, NS (from Port Hawkesbury, NS: bearing 346°T), and is situated 9.4 km south-east of Creignish. The land here is a mosaic of fertile fields, their cultivated squares yielding to the wilder, darker green of mixed forest, primarily spruce and fir, their needles catching the low, amber light of late afternoon. Narrow, winding roads, edged with the soft, persistent fuzz of roadside clover and the occasional splash of resilient wildflowers, trace the contours of the terrain, leading past weathered farmhouses and barns that seem to have grown organically from the earth itself. In the distance, the faint, undulating line of hills hints at the larger forces that sculpted this place, their muted blues and greys softening as they recede into the haze, a constant reminder of the immense, quiet power of the natural world. The history of Lexington is deeply intertwined with the rhythms of the land and the sea, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the bounty of the surrounding waters. For generations, the economy here has been a delicate dance between agriculture and fishing, with farms carved out of the dense woodlands and fishing boats heading out from nearby inlets, their catches supporting families and feeding distant markets. The legacy of these endeavours is visible in the enduring structures, the stone walls that still delineate old fields, and the weathered piers that stand as silent sentinels along the coast. While the traditional industries remain, a quiet resilience pervades Lexington, a sense of community forged through shared seasons and the enduring understanding that life here is dictated by the land and the water, a subtle yet profound connection that shapes the character of its people.

About This Lexington Map Page

Explore Lexington, 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: 45.671577, -61.3761. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Lexington includes the postal code (B9A), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Lexington 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.