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Mahone Bay Nova Scotia Map

Explore Mahone Bay, 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.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation

How to Use This Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Nova Scotia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Mahone Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mahone Bay.

Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlaceMahone Bay
TypeTown
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationLunenburg
CountryCanada
Latitude44.446707
Longitude-64.377989
Population1,064
Postal Code (FSA)B4V
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceTown
CGN IDCAXGA

About Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Mahone Bay is a town in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Mahone Bay is located at 44.4467°N, 64.3780°W.

Mahone Bay anchors itself firmly upon the Atlantic coast, where the Great Ridge meets the salt-rimmed edge of the continent. It lies 9.4 km north-west of Lunenburg, NS (from Lunenburg, NS: bearing 325°T), and is situated 13.6 km north-east of Bridgewater. The Mushamush River feeds into the coastal basin, carrying the quiet weight of inland runoff toward the sea. Inland, the terrain holds the stillness of Oakland Lake just two kilometers distant, while the distant, hidden rush of Mosher Falls lies thirteen kilometers away. At twilight, the light across Mahone Bay turns the color of bruised plums, catching the whitecaps and turning the surface into a shifting plane of cold, metallic silver. Settlers arrived here to build a livelihood from the timber and the tides, establishing a maritime character that persists in the architecture of the waterfront. The economy of Mahone Bay relies on the seasonal pulse of the water, balancing historical maritime industry with a modern sensitivity to the Atlantic environment. Traditions here move with the rising and falling of the harbor, where the air retains a sharp, briny clarity even on the calmest afternoons. The local life feels measured and deliberate, defined by the proximity of the coast and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a working shoreline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Settlers Museum (Museum) — 0.2 km, 342° NNW
  • Mahone Bay Founders Society (Museum) — 0.8 km, 288° WNW
  • Spirit Song Gallery (Public Artwork) — 1.1 km, 297° WNW
  • Second Peninsula Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 7.9 km, 126° SE · 19 ha
  • Southwestern Railway Museum (Museum) — 8.3 km, 156° SSE
  • Lorne Street Fire Company (Museum) — 9.0 km, 148° SSE
  • Lunenburg Art Gallery Society (Gallery) — 9.4 km, 146° SE
  • Old Town Lunenburg World Heritage Site (Monument) — 9.4 km, 144° SE
  • Boui (Attraction) — 9.5 km, 146° SE
  • Lunenburg Opera House (Theatre) — 9.5 km, 145° SE
  • Lunenburg Waterfront (Attraction) — 9.6 km, 146° SE
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 9.8 km, 231° SW
  • Wild Rose Park (Viewpoint) — 10.8 km, 030° NNE
  • Cineplex Cinemas Bridgewater (Cinema) — 13.3 km, 234° SW
  • Legacy Park Monument (Monument) — 14.4 km, 022° NNE
  • 52 Central Street (Historic Fort / Castle) — 14.9 km, 046° NE
  • Chester Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.9 km, 047° NE
  • Sand Dollar Beach (Attraction) — 17.3 km, 158° SSE
  • Kayak Tour Start Location (Attraction) — 17.5 km, 146° SSE
  • Lunenburg County Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 17.7 km, 174° S
  • Grassy Island Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 km, 091° E
  • Wentzells Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.6 km, 276° W · 24 ha
  • Holden Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.8 km, 344° NNW · 1,491 ha
  • Long Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.7 km, 031° NNE
  • South Panuke Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 km, 028° NNE · 6,843 ha
  • Rissers Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 23.8 km, 190° S · 101 ha
  • Blandford Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 km, 064° ENE
  • Parkdale-Maplewood Fairground (Theme Park) — 29.4 km, 317° NW
  • St. Margarets Bay Islands Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 31.1 km, 070° ENE
  • Pu'tlaqne'katik (Wilderness Area) — 31.3 km, 269° W · 2,643 ha

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About This Mahone Bay Map Page

Explore Mahone Bay, 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: 44.446707, -64.377989. 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 Mahone Bay includes the postal code (B4V), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data for Mahone Bay 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)