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Lower Woods Harbour Nova Scotia Map

Explore Lower Woods 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 Woods Harbour
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationShelburne
CountryCanada
Latitude43.521935
Longitude-65.734176
Postal Code (FSA)B5A
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceTown
CGN IDCAVYR

About Lower Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia

Lower Woods Harbour is a community in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Lower Woods Harbour is located at 43.5219°N, 65.7342°W.

Lower Woods Harbour clings to the rugged Atlantic edge of Nova Scotia, where the land rises into the quiet elevation of Sam Crowells Hill. It lies 12.2 km north-west of Clark's Harbour, NS (from Clark's Harbour, NS: bearing 316°T), and is situated 14.6 km west-south-west of Barrington. The air here tastes of salt and cold stone, carrying a clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of spruce trees against the evening sky. Inland, the landscape holds its breath, marked by the hidden presence of Western Lake five kilometres away and the sudden, rushing energy of Long Falls at a similar distance. Further inland, the Downeys River winds its way through the quiet brush some twelve kilometres from the coast, while the distant, sweeping sands of Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park lie fourteen kilometres to the east. The light at dusk settles heavily upon the rocky terrain, turning the granite outcrops into dark, slumbering shapes that seem to watch the tide. Life in Lower Woods Harbour follows the deep, predictable pull of the sea, which has long dictated the patterns of work and survival for those who reside along this shore. The economy remains anchored in the traditional marine industries, with small vessels bobbing in the harbour like dark seeds cast upon the water. Days are spent attending to the gear and the rhythm of the catch, a practice passed down through generations who understand the temperament of the Atlantic. There is a stoic endurance in the local character, a quiet persistence that mirrors the way the shoreline holds against the constant motion of the waves. In this corner of the province, history is not kept in books but in the calloused hands and steady gaze of those who know exactly how the wind shifts before a storm.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chapel Hill Historical Society And Museum (Museum) — 3.8 km, 139° SE
  • Green Island Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 km, 158° SSE
  • Seal Island Light Museum (Museum) — 13.3 km, 068° ENE
  • Old Meeting House Museum (Museum) — 13.4 km, 068° ENE
  • Barrington Woolen Mill Museum (Museum) — 13.6 km, 068° ENE
  • Le Village Historique Acadien De La Nouvelle-Écosse (Art / Cultural Centre) — 13.6 km, 340° NNW
  • Sieur Philippe Muis d'Entremont (Public Artwork) — 13.7 km, 340° NNW
  • Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 13.7 km, 085° E · 95 ha
  • Port la Tour Bogs Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 16.2 km, 091° E · 1,023 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 21.8 km, 025° NNE
  • Crows Neck Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.5 km, 102° ESE
  • Tusket Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.6 km, 325° NW · 706 ha
  • Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 km, 064° ENE · 4,014 ha
  • Spinneys Heath Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.0 km, 347° NNW
  • Quinns Meadow Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.0 km, 054° NE
  • Sand Pond National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 32.2 km, 347° NNW · 492 ha
  • Glenwood Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 33.1 km, 339° NNW · 39 ha
  • Great Barren and Quinan Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 36.4 km, 002° N
  • Black Loyalist Heritage Centre (Heritage Site) — 37.7 km, 049° NE
  • Harpers Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 37.8 km, 035° NE
  • The Islands Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 40.8 km, 049° NE · 104 ha
  • Osprey Arts Centre (Theatre) — 42.4 km, 051° NE
  • Shelburne County Genealogical Society (Heritage Site) — 42.6 km, 051° NE
  • Tusket River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.1 km, 353° N · 1,663 ha
  • Cineplex Cinemas Yarmouth (Cinema) — 45.8 km, 321° NW
  • Seafaring Sons of Yarmouth County (Monument) — 46.6 km, 315° NW
  • Roseway River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 47.0 km, 033° NNE · 1,691 ha
  • Golden Horse Fountain (Monument) — 47.7 km, 320° NW
  • Millstone at Milton Dam (Attraction) — 47.8 km, 320° NW
  • Tusket River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 48.3 km, 355° N

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About This Lower Woods Harbour Map Page

Explore Lower Woods 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: 43.521935, -65.734176. 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 Woods Harbour includes the postal code (B5A), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Lower Woods 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