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Scots Bay Road Nova Scotia Map

Explore Scots Bay Road, 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 Scots Bay Road, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Scots Bay Road, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Scots Bay Road, 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 Scots Bay Road 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 Scots Bay Road.

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.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlaceScots Bay Road
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationKings
CountryCanada
Latitude45.227445
Longitude-64.398854
Postal Code (FSA)B4P
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceTown
CGN IDCBHQA

About Scots Bay Road, Nova Scotia

Scots Bay Road is a locality in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Scots Bay Road is located at 45.2274°N, 64.3989°W.

Scots Bay Road stretches along the edge of the Atlantic coast, where the land yields to the pull of the tides near the rise of Blockhouse Hill. It lies 18.3 km north-north-east of Kentville, NS (from Kentville, NS: bearing 24°T), and is situated 8.0 km north-north-east of Canning. The air here carries a sharp, saline clarity, and at dusk, the light clings to the salt-grass with a pale, bruised intensity that marks the transition of the day. Nearby, the Pereaux River moves with a quiet persistence, carving its path toward the sea, while the distant, rushing ghost of Baxters Harbour Falls remains a presence felt through the damp, resonant atmosphere. The terrain is defined by its rugged coastal posture, a landscape that does not yield easily to the encroaching horizon but instead holds its ground against the spray and the wind. Life along Scots Bay Road reflects a historical reliance on the bounty of the water and the stubborn fertility of the soil, maintaining a character shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons. The local economy has long looked toward the rhythms of the coast, where the work of generations has left a quiet mark on the shoreline and the surrounding fields. Residents of Scots Bay Road move with a deliberate purpose, engaged in a daily practice that respects the turning of the tides and the shifting temperament of the Atlantic. Even in the quietest hours, there is a sense of enduring industry, as if the land itself keeps watch over the heritage of those who have made their homes upon its slopes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 3.2 km, 193° SSW
  • Medford Meadows Stables (Attraction) — 4.3 km, 159° SSE
  • Blomidon Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 4.9 km, 032° NNE · 841 ha
  • Cape Split Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 10.1 km, 337° NNW · 449 ha
  • Blueberry Acres (Attraction) — 11.7 km, 210° SSW
  • Prescott House Museum (Museum) — 13.1 km, 173° S
  • Boot Island National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 13.9 km, 131° SE · 18 ha
  • Eglise mémorielle (Museum) — 14.7 km, 153° SSE
  • Black Smith Shop (Museum) — 14.8 km, 153° SSE
  • Grand-Pré National Historic Site (Attraction) — 14.8 km, 152° SSE
  • Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum (Museum) — 14.8 km, 221° SW
  • Deportation Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 14.9 km, 152° SSE
  • Atlantic Theatre Festival (Theatre) — 15.3 km, 170° S
  • Robie Tuft's Nature Centre (Attraction) — 15.3 km, 169° S
  • War Memorial Monument (Monument) — 15.4 km, 169° S
  • Acadia University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 km, 170° S
  • Monument à la mémoire des Planters (Monument) — 15.8 km, 144° SE
  • Centrestage Theatre (Theatre) — 18.1 km, 205° SSW
  • Diligent River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 km, 352° N
  • Cineplex Cinemas New Minas (Cinema) — 18.5 km, 196° SSW
  • Kentville Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Migratory Bird Sanctuary) — 18.7 km, 214° SW · 506 ha
  • Havey Farmsite (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 km, 162° SSE
  • Valley Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 27.1 km, 225° SW
  • Five Islands Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 27.9 km, 056° ENE · 157 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 28.0 km, 110° ESE
  • Kelley River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.1 km, 354° N · 87 ha
  • Fort Edward Blockhouse (Historic Fort / Castle) — 33.0 km, 141° SE
  • Walton River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.6 km, 094° E · 2,246 ha
  • Petite Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 36.0 km, 104° ESE
  • Cape Chignecto Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 36.6 km, 293° WNW · 4,234 ha

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About This Scots Bay Road Map Page

Explore Scots Bay Road, 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: 45.227445, -64.398854. 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 Scots Bay Road 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.

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 Scots Bay Road 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)