Mattatall Lake Nova Scotia Map

About Mattatall Lake, Nova Scotia

Mattatall Lake is a community in Colchester; Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Mattatall Lake is located at 45.6808°N, 63.4769°W.

Mattatall Lake rests as a quiet jewel within the rolling, wooded hills of Colchester, a place where the air often carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 38.3 km north-north-west of Truro, NS (from Truro, NS: bearing 336°T), and is situated 14.9 km west-south-west of Tatamagouche. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of nature, with the lake itself, a deep, cool blue, cradled by a mosaic of mature forest – birch, maple, and spruce predominantly. The terrain slopes with a softness that hints at ancient glacial sculpting, leading down to the water’s edge where moss-covered rocks and fallen logs often mark the shoreline. On a clear day, the water reflects the vast, pale blue of the Nova Scotian sky, broken only by the occasional ripple from a passing loon or a drifting leaf. The very stillness of the place seems to absorb sound, creating a profound sense of peace that settles over the visitor like a fine mist. The history of Mattatall Lake is not one of grand pronouncements, but of quiet persistence and adaptation, much like the hardy trees that surround it. For generations, the land was shaped by those who sought sustenance from its bounty, with early settlers carving out lives through farming and logging, their efforts leaving faint, almost overgrown traces in the woods. The local economy, while less reliant on these traditional industries now, still feels the hum of the natural world, with a strong connection to outdoor recreation and the quiet enjoyment of this secluded setting. While no major institutions or famous figures are intrinsically tied to Mattatall Lake, its distinctiveness lies in its understated beauty and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a community that lives in a comfortable harmony with the land and the seasons, a rhythm felt in the slow turn of the sun across the sky and the rustle of leaves in the wind.

About This Mattatall Lake Map Page

Explore Mattatall Lake, 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: 45.680752, -63.476942. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Mattatall Lake includes the postal code (B6L), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Mattatall Lake 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.