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| Place | Shaws Bog |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Hants |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.02271 |
| Longitude | -64.175198 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B4P |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | CBIGX |
Shaws Bog is a locality in Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Shaws Bog is located at 45.0227°N, 64.1752°W.
Shaws Bog occupies a low-lying, damp hollow near the base of Colpitt Hill, where the Atlantic air carries a persistent, brine-heavy chill across the landscape. It lies 4.5 km north-west of Windsor, NS (from Windsor, NS: bearing 317°T), and is situated 3.1 km north of Falmouth. The terrain here is defined by the slow, deliberate accumulation of peat and the encroaching salt marsh, a geography that keeps the horizon soft and muted under a heavy sky. Water is the primary architect of this ground, feeding into the St. Croix River with a quiet insistence that darkens the soil and sustains a thick, mossy resilience. As dusk settles, the light turns a bruised violet, catching the edges of the reeds and turning the stagnant pools into mirrors that hold the last sliver of the sun’s warmth. Shey Lake sits just a short distance away, its presence felt in the sudden, cool dampness that rises from the earth long before the stars emerge. The historical character of Shaws Bog is tied to the struggle of extracting a living from land that refuses to fully solidify, forcing early settlers to adapt their industry to the limits of the bog and the nearby coastal currents. While larger landmarks like Boot Island National Wildlife Area and the distant Baker Falls define the wider regional geography, the daily life here remains focused on the immediate, practical concerns of forestry and small-scale land management. The people who move through Shaws Bog today carry the quietude of a place that is neither entirely water nor entirely earth, a condition that demands a certain patience from those who work the perimeter of the St. Croix River. There is little fanfare in the way the morning mist clings to the grasses, yet there is a profound, steady gravity in the way the land holds onto the memories of those who have navigated its shifting, saturated edges for generations.
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Explore Shaws Bog, 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: 45.02271, -64.175198. 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 Shaws Bog 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 Shaws Bog 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 |