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New Canaan Nova Scotia Map

Explore New Canaan, 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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PlaceNew Canaan
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationCumberland
CountryCanada
Latitude45.513916
Longitude-64.283363
Postal Code (FSA)B0M
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCBBIA

About New Canaan, Nova Scotia

New Canaan is a community in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. New Canaan is located at 45.5139°N, 64.2834°W.

New Canaan rests in a quiet fold of the land where the shadows of the Gilbert Hills lengthen across the earth as the sun begins its descent. It lies 12.5 km north-north-east of Parrsboro, NS (from Parrsboro, NS: bearing 15°T), and is situated 6.8 km north-east of Lake Road Corner. The River Hébert carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain, its waters holding the pale, bruised light of the evening sky with a clarity that reveals the stones beneath the surface. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the landscape rises toward the firm, wooded ridges, and the air carries a crisp, lingering dampness that clings to the skin long after the heat of the day has faded. Newville Lake sits tucked away just four kilometres distant, a silent expanse that anchors the horizon and reflects the shifting moods of the clouds. New Canaan draws its character from the persistence of those who worked the soil and timber in the shadow of the Gilbert Hills, long before the modern reach of industry thinned the woods. The economy of New Canaan has historically turned on the rhythm of the harvest and the extraction of resources from the surrounding woods, maintaining a focus that prioritizes the utility of the land over the clamour of wider development. Daily life follows the seasonal turning of the frost and thaw, with the River Hébert serving as a constant, low-voiced witness to the changing generations. While the pace here avoids the frantic pulse of larger centres, the people of New Canaan hold to a sense of place defined by the steady, unadorned work of keeping a home in the deep Cumberland woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kelley River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.0 km, 314° NW · 209 km²
  • Ship’s Company Theatre (Theatre) — 13.1 km, 196° SSW
  • Fundy Geological Museum (Museum) — 13.1 km, 194° SSW
  • Economy River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 km, 086° E · 5,495 ha
  • Ottawa House By The Sea (Museum) — 15.8 km, 193° SSW
  • Partridge Island Look-off (Attraction) — 17.0 km, 194° SSW
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 17.0 km, 346° NNW
  • Diligent River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.3 km, 221° SW
  • Five Islands Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.9 km, 128° SE · 157 ha
  • River Herbert Tidal Bore Park (Attraction) — 20.8 km, 340° NNW
  • Springhill Miner's Museum (Museum) — 21.0 km, 050° NE
  • Isabel Simpson Heritage Centre (Museum) — 22.4 km, 049° NE
  • Raven Head Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 km, 310° NW · 398 ha
  • Anne Murray Centre (Heritage Site) — 23.0 km, 049° NE
  • Blomidon Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 23.6 km, 191° S · 841 ha
  • Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Attraction) — 23.9 km, 327° NNW
  • Cape Split Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 24.3 km, 213° SSW · 449 ha
  • Harrison Woods Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 km, 358° N
  • Minas Basin Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 24.8 km, 213° SSW
  • Polly Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.5 km, 058° ENE · 781 ha
  • Fossil Coast Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.8 km, 338° NNW
  • Old Grindstone Factory Chimney (Attraction) — 28.8 km, 326° NW
  • Slack's Cove (Monument) — 30.1 km, 321° NW
  • Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Migratory Bird Sanctuary) — 30.3 km, 005° N · 432 ha
  • Chignecto National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 30.3 km, 005° N · 432 ha
  • John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 34.2 km, 005° N · 14 ha
  • Economy Point Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.6 km, 119° ESE
  • Chase Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.6 km, 042° NE · 874 ha
  • Shepody National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 35.2 km, 299° WNW · 1,069 ha
  • Cineplex Cinemas Amherst (Cinema) — 35.9 km, 009° N

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About This New Canaan Map Page

Explore New Canaan, 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: 45.513916, -64.283363. 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 New Canaan includes the postal code (B0M), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for New Canaan 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