Port Hood Nova Scotia Map

About Port Hood, Nova Scotia

Port Hood is a community in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Port Hood is located at 46.0162°N, 61.5309°W.

Port Hood rests on the western edge of Cape Breton Island, a place where the land surrenders to the sea in a series of gentle bluffs and sheltered coves. It lies 29.4 km south-west of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 216°T), and is situated 15.9 km north-north-west of Judique. The air, perpetually kissed by salt and wind, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a bracing counterpoint to the endless expanse of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Red sandstone cliffs, sculpted by millennia of tides, plunge towards the water, their striated faces catching the sun in hues of ochre and rust. Beyond the immediate coastline, rolling fields, often patched with the emerald of summer growth or the pale gold of autumn stubble, climb inland, punctuated by stands of spruce and fir that whisper secrets on the breeze. The rhythm of Port Hood is dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the migrations of the fish, a slow, deliberate pulse felt in the weathered faces of its inhabitants and the quiet hum of boats in the harbour. The history of Port Hood is deeply entwined with the bounty of the sea and the resilience of its people. Once a bustling centre for the fishing and shipbuilding industries, its harbour, now a peaceful haven for pleasure craft, once teemed with schooners and the industry of their crews. The echoes of this past linger in the sturdy, salt-worn architecture and the stories passed down through generations. The local economy, while still connected to the sea through a smaller-scale fishing presence, has diversified, with tourism and small businesses now playing significant roles. Visitors are drawn to the dramatic coastal scenery, the opportunity for outdoor recreation, and the palpable sense of community that pervades Port Hood. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a rare clarity, transforming the ordinary into something luminous, as if the very air has been distilled by the ocean.

About This Port Hood Map Page

Explore Port Hood, 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: 46.016177, -61.530911. 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 Port Hood includes the postal code (B0E), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Port Hood 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.