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| Place | Poison Lake |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Cumberland |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.549009 |
| Longitude | -63.935934 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B0M |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | CBVGK |
Poison Lake is a community in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Poison Lake is located at 45.5490°N, 63.9359°W.
Poison Lake sits nestled within the rugged, undulating terrain of The Boarsback, where the earth holds a quiet, heavy stillness. It lies 14.7 km south-east of Springhill, NS (from Springhill, NS: bearing 140°T), and is situated 14.6 km south-east of Millers Corner. The water at Poison Lake reflects the shifting grey of a maritime sky, its edges fringed by dense, stubborn spruce that seem to lean inward as if guarding secrets from the interior of the province. While the River Philip flows with steady persistence some 6 km away, the immediate surroundings of Poison Lake possess a more concentrated, enclosed atmosphere, feeling removed from the broader currents of the world. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet, catching the dark surface of the water and turning the surrounding forest into a jagged silhouette against the fading horizon. Life near Poison Lake is defined by the persistent demands of a landscape that does not yield easily to human ambition. The proximity of the Economy River Wilderness Area, lying 5 km away, reinforces a sense of wild, untamed isolation that has long dictated the local pace. Historically, the inhabitants of this region have looked to the land and the timber, carving a livelihood out of the rocky, resistant soil that defines the Cumberland region. There is no urgency in the way the wind moves through the pines near Poison Lake, only a steady, indifferent endurance that suggests the land remains largely indifferent to the passing of years or the changing hands of those who walk its paths.
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Explore Poison 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: 45.549009, -63.935934. 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 Poison Lake 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 Poison 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |