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Lower Truro Nova Scotia Map

Explore Lower Truro, 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 Truro
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationColchester
CountryCanada
Latitude45.365967
Longitude-63.333314
Postal Code (FSA)B2N
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCAVYB

About Lower Truro, Nova Scotia

Lower Truro is a community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lower Truro is located at 45.3660°N, 63.3333°W.

Lower Truro occupies a quiet reach of the Atlantic coast where the land yields to the tidal influence of the Salmon River. It lies 4.2 km west of Truro, NS (from Truro, NS: bearing 272°T), and is situated 6.0 km west of Bible Hill. The terrain rises toward the slopes of Half Moon Hill, where the air often carries a sharp, saline clarity that clings to the spruce and fir. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised plum color, settling over the marsh grass and the dark, silt-heavy flow of the river with a heavy, deliberate stillness. While the inland reaches are marked by the stillness of Irwins Lake, which rests six kilometers away, the local geography remains defined by the rhythmic pull of the tides that shape the riverbanks and define the horizon. Life in Lower Truro reflects a long-standing alignment with the cycles of the earth, where the soil and the water have dictated the work of generations. The local economy finds its roots in the surrounding agricultural lands, a tradition that persists even as the modern world pushes against the quietude of the countryside. Residents often look toward MacElmons Pond Provincial Park, located eight kilometers distant, as a place of reprieve, or find the roar of Sam Higgins Falls, thirteen kilometers away, a reminder of the raw, unbridled energy hidden within the nearby woods. In Lower Truro, the days pass with the steady, predictable movement of the river, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the balance between the demands of the modern day and the persistent, grounding weight of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fundy Discovery Site Amphitheater (Theatre) — 1.0 km, 056° NE
  • Little White Schoolhouse The (Art / Cultural Centre) — 3.5 km, 100° E
  • Colchester Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 4.2 km, 093° E
  • Colchester Historeum (Museum) — 4.2 km, 093° E
  • Cineplex Cinemas Truro (Cinema) — 4.3 km, 150° SSE
  • Glooscap Heritage Centre (Heritage Site) — 4.5 km, 150° SSE
  • James Ross Tribute Monument (Monument) — 4.8 km, 100° E
  • Wood Street Look Offf (Viewpoint) — 5.7 km, 102° ESE
  • 176 Nova Scotia Agriculture, Food Permit Renewal (Attraction) — 5.7 km, 082° E
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 8.0 km, 288° WNW
  • Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail (Attraction) — 9.0 km, 306° NW
  • Debert Military History Society (Museum) — 11.0 km, 308° NW
  • Masstown Marke Corn Maze (Attraction) — 12.7 km, 283° WNW
  • Brookfield Railway Station And Heritage Society (Museum) — 13.2 km, 163° SSE
  • Big Meadow Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.5 km, 186° S
  • Gallery 215 (Gallery) — 15.8 km, 252° WSW
  • Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre (Attraction) — 16.2 km, 218° SW
  • Calvary River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 km, 077° ENE · 1,174 ha
  • Gully Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.9 km, 030° NNE · 174 ha
  • Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.1 km, 185° S
  • Kennetcook River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 km, 231° SW
  • Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 km, 329° NNW · 1,954 ha
  • Montrose Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 km, 286° WNW
  • Portapique River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.2 km, 293° WNW · 974 ha
  • Lyons Marsh Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.2 km, 277° W
  • Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.5 km, 340° NNW · 638 ha
  • Wentworth Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 34.3 km, 328° NNW · 143 ha
  • Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 36.3 km, 053° NE
  • The Malagash Anchor (Monument) — 47.8 km, 001° N
  • Nancy's Cellar (Historic Ruins) — 52.5 km, 090° E

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About This Lower Truro Map Page

Explore Lower Truro, 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: 45.365967, -63.333314. 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 Truro includes the postal code (B2N), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Lower Truro 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