Port Royal Nova Scotia Map

About Port Royal, Nova Scotia

Port Royal is a community in Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Port Royal is located at 45.5397°N, 61.0848°W.

Port Royal nestles into the Nova Scotian coast where the Annapolis Basin meets the Bay of Fundy, its shores a patchwork of weathered granite and stoic pine, rising towards the gentle, rounded hummocks that define the inland terrain. It lies 6.3 km west-north-west of Arichat, NS (from Arichat, NS: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.6 km south of Louisdale. The air here carries the distinct tang of salt and damp earth, a perpetual whisper of the vast ocean that shapes the very character of the place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present mist, falls in soft, diffused pools upon the landscape, illuminating the hardy, wind-sculpted trees and the quiet, enduring strength of the land itself. The rhythm of Port Royal is not one of hurried steps, but of tides turning and seasons shifting, a slow, deliberate unfolding that seems to mirror the patient erosion of the coastline. The echoes of history are palpable in Port Royal, a place where the earliest European settlement in North America took root, a testament to the enduring human desire to carve a life from this rugged edge of the continent. For centuries, fishing and shipbuilding were the lifeblood of Port Royal, the scent of drying nets and freshly sawn timber a constant presence. While those industries have evolved, a deep connection to the sea persists, evident in the small fleet still bobbing in the harbour and the stories passed down through generations. The land, though not overtly dramatic, holds its own quiet beauty, supporting hardy farms and offering a profound sense of rootedness to those who call Port Royal home, a place where the past is not just remembered, but breathes alongside the present.

About This Port Royal Map Page

Explore Port Royal, 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: 45.539719, -61.084838. 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 Royal includes the postal code (B9A), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Port Royal 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.