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McNabs Island Nova Scotia Map

Explore McNabs Island, 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.

Interactive Map of McNabs Island, Nova Scotia

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PlaceMcNabs Island
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationHalifax
CountryCanada
Latitude44.619629
Longitude-63.537297
Postal Code (FSA)B3H
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceSmall locality
CGN IDCAYPP

About McNabs Island, Nova Scotia

McNabs Island is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. McNabs Island is located at 44.6196°N, 63.5373°W.

McNabs Island rests as a sentinel of salt and stone upon the Atlantic coast, anchored within the quiet reach of Strawberry Hill. It lies 5.2 km south-east of Halifax, NS (from Halifax, NS: bearing 126°T), and is situated 6.4 km south-south-east of Dartmouth. The terrain here holds the cool, damp breath of the ocean, where the light at dusk turns the grasses a bruised, metallic violet that seems to vibrate against the grey horizon. While the Little Salmon River lingers ten kilometers away and the silence of Flat Lake remains four kilometers distant, the island itself feels suspended in a singular, brine-heavy stillness. The distant roar of Otter Falls, nine kilometers removed, is lost to the constant, rhythmic percussion of the tides against the shore, a sound that defines the island’s physical boundaries more surely than any map. McNabs Island bears the weight of a long human tenure, standing just two kilometers from the protected expanse of McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park. History clings to the island’s earth in the form of abandoned military fortifications and overgrown orchards, relics of a time when the strategic value of the harbor dictated the pace of life. The economy, once tethered to the movement of ships and the labor of coastal defense, has surrendered to the slow reclamation of the forest, leaving behind a landscape where the air smells of pine needles and decaying salt-timber. Today, the island serves as a sanctuary for those seeking the solitude of the Atlantic, where the wind carries no news of the mainland, and the only tradition that persists is the patient endurance of the island against the relentless Atlantic surge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Woolnough's Pleasure Grounds (Historic Ruins) — 0.1 km, 018° NNE
  • Former McNabs Island Lighthouse (1903-1976) (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 km, 147° SSE
  • Fort Ives Platform (Viewpoint) — 0.4 km, 302° WNW
  • Burial site for cholera victims from the SS England, 1866 (Monument) — 0.8 km, 167° SSE
  • Shearwater Aviation Museum (Museum) — 2.0 km, 063° ENE
  • NSCAD Temporary Sound Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.1 km, 272° W
  • Shakespeare by the Sea – Office (Attraction) — 2.4 km, 291° WNW
  • Prince of Wales Martello Tower National Historic Site (Heritage Site) — 2.5 km, 278° W
  • Prince of Wales Tower (Attraction) — 2.6 km, 275° W
  • York Redoubt (Attraction) — 2.9 km, 207° SSW
  • McNabs & Lawlor Island Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 2.9 km, 119° ESE · 58 ha
  • Georges Island National Historic Site (Attraction) — 3.0 km, 324° NW
  • Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (Museum) — 3.0 km, 312° NW
  • Pier 21 (Museum) — 3.1 km, 314° NW
  • Association of Nova Scotia Museums (Museum) — 3.4 km, 315° NW
  • The Emigrant (Monument) — 3.4 km, 316° NW
  • Rotary Stage (Theatre) — 3.7 km, 318° NW
  • Saint Mary's University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.7 km, 290° WNW
  • Sackville Landing Stage (Theatre) — 4.0 km, 319° NW
  • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Gallery) — 4.2 km, 318° NW
  • Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane (Cinema) — 4.3 km, 310° NW
  • Dalhousie Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 km, 297° WNW
  • Halifax Citadel (Historic Fort / Castle) — 4.6 km, 312° NW
  • Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 5.0 km, 310° NW
  • Centre For Art Tapes (Art / Cultural Centre) — 5.2 km, 315° NW
  • Herring Cove Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 5.3 km, 192° SSW · 20 ha
  • Evergreen House (Heritage Site) — 5.5 km, 341° NNW
  • Long Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 6.8 km, 258° WSW · 1,723 ha
  • Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 7.5 km, 066° ENE · 743 ha
  • Africville Heritage Trust Society (Art / Cultural Centre) — 8.9 km, 313° NW

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About This McNabs Island Map Page

Explore McNabs Island, 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: 44.619629, -63.537297. 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 McNabs Island includes the postal code (B3H), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for McNabs Island 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