Riverside Nova Scotia Map

About Riverside, Nova Scotia

Riverside is a community in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Riverside is located at 45.1227°N, 64.1158°W.

Riverside, nestled along the winding Annapolis River, presents a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile fields that give way to the deeper, shadowed woods. It lies 14.5 km north of Windsor, NS (from Windsor, NS: bearing 6°T), and is situated 14.7 km north-north-east of Falmouth. The air here, especially when the sun begins its slow descent behind the western hills, carries a particular crispness, tinged with the scent of damp earth and distant pine. The river itself, a broad, slow-moving artery, dictates the very character of the place, its banks often fringed with willows that trail their branches in the cool water, reflecting the shifting blues and greys of the sky. Beyond the cultivated land, the terrain rises into rolling country, a mosaic of pasture and forest where the quiet hum of insects in the summer can be as loud as any human sound. The history of Riverside is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Annapolis Valley, a land long tilled by generations who understood the rhythm of the seasons. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the river's ready access for transport, established farms that continue to define the rural economy. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the presence of the river has also fostered a quiet tradition of small-scale fishing and, in years past, timber extraction from the surrounding forests. Though the grand industrial boom bypassed this particular stretch, Riverside retains a distinctive character, a sense of rootedness that speaks of a community that has learned to thrive in concert with its natural surroundings, rather than in opposition to them.

About This Riverside Map Page

Explore Riverside, 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: 45.122668, -64.115775. 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 Riverside 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 Riverside 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.