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Plaster Cove Nova Scotia Map

Explore Plaster Cove, 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 Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plaster Cove, 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 Plaster Cove 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 Plaster Cove.

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.

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PlacePlaster Cove
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationVictoria
CountryCanada
Latitude45.970779
Longitude-60.827476
Postal Code (FSA)B2C
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCBDWT

About Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia

Plaster Cove is a locality in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Plaster Cove is located at 45.9708°N, 60.8275°W.

Plaster Cove rests along the rugged Atlantic coast, where the land meets the salt-heavy air with a quiet, persistent resilience. It lies 46.9 km south-east of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 128°T), and is situated 15.5 km south-south-west of Baddeck. The terrain surrounding Plaster Cove is defined by the proximity of the Boisdale Hills, which rise to shape the horizon and offer a sheltered backdrop to the maritime chill. To the west, the Cains Mountain Wilderness Area provides a dense, undisturbed expanse of forest only 5 km away, while the Washabuck River flows through the broader landscape some 9 km distant. Beyond these features, the waters of Bras d'Or Lake sit 13 km from the shore, their presence influencing the local microclimate and the way the evening light clings to the rocky coastline. Salt spray often coats the beach stones in a fine, crystalline sheen, lending a sharp, clean fragrance to the wind that blows steadily off the Atlantic. The history of Plaster Cove finds its roots in the extraction of gypsum, a legacy that once defined the local economy and gave the site its name. While the heavy industrial activity of the past has long since faded, the remnants of these workings leave the earth with a distinct, calcified character that differentiates it from the surrounding soil. Life in Plaster Cove moves with the seasonal shifts of the coastal environment, favoring the steady work of small-scale harvesting and the maintenance of traditional homesteads. Residents possess a deep familiarity with the tides and the specific movements of the coastal winds, prioritizing a way of life that values self-reliance and the preservation of long-held regional customs. The quiet isolation of the coast allows for a rare clarity of sound, where the rhythmic pulse of the Atlantic against the shore serves as the primary gauge for the passage of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Highland Village (Attraction) — 2.6 km, 163° SSE
  • Barra Forest and MacNeils Vale Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 2.7 km, 012° NNE · 733 ha
  • Nova Scotia Highland Village Society (Museum) — 2.7 km, 164° SSE
  • Cains Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.5 km, 286° WNW · 555 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 4.1 km, 313° NW
  • Washabuck River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.5 km, 347° NNW
  • Mary Harper Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 km, 321° NW
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.2 km, 302° WNW · 3,625 ha
  • Theatre Baddeck (Theatre) — 15.5 km, 022° NNE
  • Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Museum) — 16.1 km, 023° NNE
  • MacRitchies Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 km, 255° WSW
  • Little Beaver Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 km, 228° SW
  • Trout Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 km, 300° WNW · 186 ha
  • Baddeck Bay Lookoff (Attraction) — 19.3 km, 026° NNE
  • Whycocomagh Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 20.5 km, 270° W · 196 ha
  • Look-Off #2 (Viewpoint) — 20.7 km, 268° W
  • Salt Mountain Memorial Park Hugh McLennan (Monument) — 20.7 km, 268° W
  • Irish Cove Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.2 km, 146° SE
  • Orangedale Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 21.4 km, 246° WSW · 50 ha
  • Whycocomagh Picnic Park (Attraction) — 21.7 km, 269° W
  • Orangedale Railway Museum (Museum) — 22.0 km, 249° WSW
  • Orangedale Station Museum (Museum) — 22.0 km, 249° WSW
  • MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.4 km, 035° NE
  • MacDonalds Pond Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.4 km, 260° W
  • Seal Cove Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.4 km, 245° WSW
  • The Skye River Trail (Attraction) — 23.5 km, 270° W
  • Seven Falls Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.9 km, 336° NNW
  • Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 26.1 km, 007° N · 147 ha
  • Ashfield Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 km, 249° WSW
  • Ben Eoin Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 28.7 km, 093° E · 90 ha

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About This Plaster Cove Map Page

Explore Plaster Cove, 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: 45.970779, -60.827476. 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 Plaster Cove includes the postal code (B2C), 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 Plaster Cove 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)