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| Place | Shortts Lake |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Colchester |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.218259 |
| Longitude | -63.32654 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B2N |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | CBVIZ |
Shortts Lake is a community in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Shortts Lake is located at 45.2183°N, 63.3265°W.
Shortts Lake sits tucked within the quiet geography of Beech Hill, holding the light of the late afternoon like a dark, polished stone. It lies 9.0 km north of Stewiacke, NS (from Stewiacke, NS: bearing 10°T), and is situated 5.6 km south-west of Brookfield. The water remains still and deep, reflecting the heavy, timbered slopes that rise from its edges to define the horizon. A short distance away, the land yields to the broader movement of the Shubenacadie River, though the lake itself feels held in a private, wooded basin. In the soft air of dusk, the scent of spruce and damp earth hangs thick, and one can sense the weight of the water waiting in the shadows of the trees. While MacElmons Pond Provincial Park lies further afield, the immediate surroundings of Shortts Lake possess a singular, inward-looking grace, where the terrain does little to announce itself beyond the steady, elemental presence of stone and pine. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the persistent effort of families who cleared the brush to settle near the shoreline. The local economy finds its footing in the quiet industry of the land, drawing from the soil and the modest resources of the woods that have long sustained the people of Colchester. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the frost and the thaw that pulls the ice from the surface of Shortts Lake each spring. Traditions are kept in the small, shared moments of the day, where the focus remains on the immediate tasks of maintenance and the simple, grounding necessity of a life lived close to the earth.
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Explore Shortts Lake, 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: 45.218259, -63.32654. 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 Shortts Lake includes the postal code (B2N), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Shortts Lake 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 |