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Lower Ship Harbour Nova Scotia Map

Explore Lower Ship Harbour, 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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PlaceLower Ship Harbour
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationHalifax
CountryCanada
Latitude44.78558
Longitude-62.835949
Postal Code (FSA)B0J
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCAVXE

About Lower Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia

Lower Ship Harbour is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lower Ship Harbour is located at 44.7856°N, 62.8359°W.

Lower Ship Harbour rests where the salt-heavy air of the Atlantic meets the persistent, cold pulse of the Ship Harbour River. It lies 56.1 km south-east of Stewiacke, NS (from Stewiacke, NS: bearing 134°T), and is situated 14.5 km east-north-east of East Jeddore. The land tilts toward the ocean beneath the watchful rise of Glawsons Hill, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper, bruised by the shadows of the surrounding spruce. Inland, the terrain holds the stillness of Reardons Lake, a quiet basin tucked into the rock, while the movement of the tides dictates the slow, rhythmic breathing of the coast. For those who walk the shore, the geology is felt in the sudden, hard resistance of granite rising through the soil, a landscape defined by the relentless meeting of riverbed and sea. Life in Lower Ship Harbour has long turned upon the harvest of the tides and the patient maintenance of the water’s edge. While the echoes of early settlement remain in the way houses lean toward the harbour mouth, the modern economy finds its footing in the seasonal currents of fishing and the quiet stewardship of the woods. Visitors often look toward the distant rush of First Falls or wander the coastal paths near Clam Harbour Provincial Park, yet the character of Lower Ship Harbour is found in the smaller, singular moments: the smell of drying nets, the sharp clarity of a winter morning, and the steady, unadorned work of people who know how to read the clouds. The day-to-day existence here follows the water’s lead, anchored by a resilience that asks for very little beyond the turning of the tide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.7 km, 015° NNE · 160 km²
  • Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 km, 089° E · 1,842 ha
  • Lake Charlotte Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 4.5 km, 275° W · 879 ha
  • Owls Head Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 6.6 km, 174° S · 267 ha
  • Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 7.1 km, 211° SSW · 183 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 8.1 km, 303° WNW
  • Memory Lane (Museum) — 9.2 km, 257° WSW
  • Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society (Museum) — 9.2 km, 257° WSW
  • J. Willy Krauch & Sons (Attraction) — 12.7 km, 077° ENE
  • Cowan Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 km, 325° NW
  • Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 km, 276° W · 128 ha
  • Fisherman's Life Museum (Museum) — 14.2 km, 267° W
  • Skull Lake Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 17.9 km, 285° WNW
  • Taylor Head Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 21.2 km, 077° ENE · 800 ha
  • White Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.4 km, 288° WNW · 4,533 ha
  • Moose River Gold Mines Memorial (Attraction) — 23.1 km, 339° NNW
  • Martinique Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 24.2 km, 245° WSW · 47 ha
  • MacPhee House Museum (Museum) — 27.9 km, 055° NE
  • Lower East Chezzetcook Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 29.3 km, 250° WSW · 151 ha
  • Tait Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.2 km, 012° NNE
  • Twelve Mile Stream Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.9 km, 030° NNE · 1,793 ha
  • Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 37.3 km, 324° NW · 67 ha
  • Porters Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 38.3 km, 254° WSW · 90 ha
  • Mount William Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 38.8 km, 343° NNW · 28 ha
  • Dollar Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 40.1 km, 292° WNW · 771 ha
  • Shut-in Island Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 40.1 km, 242° WSW
  • Lake Egmont Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 41.2 km, 303° WNW
  • Elmswood Educational Woodlot (Attraction) — 41.9 km, 313° NW
  • Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 42.0 km, 253° WSW · 743 ha
  • Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 42.2 km, 272° W · 8,621 ha

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About This Lower Ship Harbour Map Page

Explore Lower Ship Harbour, 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: 44.78558, -62.835949. 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 Lower Ship Harbour includes the postal code (B0J), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Lower Ship Harbour 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