North Grand Pré Nova Scotia Map

About North Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

North Grand Pré is a community in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. North Grand Pré is located at 45.1321°N, 64.3189°W.

North Grand Pré rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, inexorable creep of glacial ice and the patient artistry of the Minas Basin. It lies 15.1 km east-north-east of Kentville, NS (from Kentville, NS: bearing 66°T), and is situated 13.2 km east-north-east of New Minas. Here, the earth rises in broad, fertile swells, a patchwork quilt of fields stitched with hedgerows and dotted with the stoic silhouettes of apple orchards. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, briny tang from the distant tides, a subtle reminder of the sea's presence even inland. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present cloud cover, falls with a soft, diffused luminescence, bathing the rolling hills in a gentle, almost ethereal glow. The very shape of the land, with its sheltered hollows and open vistas, suggests a history of cultivation, a place where generations have worked the soil, their lives interwoven with the turning of the seasons. The story of North Grand Pré is written in the enduring legacy of Acadian settlement, a history that echoes in the very names of the waterways and the deep, rich loam. Though the Deportation cast a long shadow, the spirit of resilience is palpable, a quiet strength that underpins the agricultural backbone of the region. This is a place where the economy still turns on the bounty of the earth, with apple orchards and dairy farms providing sustenance and livelihoods. The iconic dykelands, a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance against the powerful Fundy tides, stand as a visual reminder of that foundational struggle. Beyond the fields, the quiet hum of local life unfolds, a rhythm dictated less by clocks and more by the needs of the land and the enduring traditions of its inhabitants.

About This North Grand Pré Map Page

Explore North Grand Pré, 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: 45.132148, -64.318871. 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 North Grand Pré includes the postal code (B4P), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for North Grand Pré 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.