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| Place | Lower Whitehead |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Guysborough |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.222091 |
| Longitude | -61.180387 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B9A |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | CAVYO |
Lower Whitehead is a locality in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Lower Whitehead is located at 45.2221°N, 61.1804°W.
Lower Whitehead rests upon the rugged, salt-sprayed Atlantic coast of Guysborough, where the land meets the sea with a stark and bracing finality. It lies 19.3 km south-west of Canso, NS (from Canso, NS: bearing 228°T), and is situated 12.7 km south-west of Dover. The terrain near Flagstaff Hill rises in granite-shouldered ridges, capturing a light at dusk that turns the grey stone to a bruised, luminous violet. Rocky Lake lies tucked into the hollows just two kilometers inland, its still surface reflecting the low-slung clouds that drift in from the ocean. While the Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area stretches out ten kilometers away, the immediate surroundings of Lower Whitehead remain defined by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the tides against the rocky shore. Life in Lower Whitehead has long been shaped by the cold, deep waters of the Atlantic and the quiet endurance of those who harvest its bounty. The Cole Harbour River meanders through the landscape eight kilometers distant, serving as a reminder of the freshwater veins that feed the region’s sparse, hardy vegetation. Locals move with a deliberate purpose, their days governed by the shifting winds and the seasonal migrations of the sea. There is a profound stillness here, punctuated only by the cry of gulls and the sudden, sharp scent of brine that rises whenever the fog retreats from the headlands, leaving the world feeling scrubbed and new.
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Explore Lower Whitehead, 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: 45.222091, -61.180387. 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 Whitehead 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 Lower Whitehead 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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |