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Sight Point Nova Scotia Map

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PlaceSight Point
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationInverness
CountryCanada
Latitude46.193987
Longitude-61.408094
Postal Code (FSA)B0E
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCBIRS

About Sight Point, Nova Scotia

Sight Point is a community in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sight Point is located at 46.1940°N, 61.4081°W.

Sight Point pushes a jagged, granite-strewn shoulder into the cold Atlantic, where the salt air strips the salt-spray-crusted grasses down to the bedrock. It lies 8.8 km west-south-west of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 243°T), and is situated 13.6 km north of Mabou. The land here rises toward the Green Hill, a sentinel of earth that catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon and turns the surrounding slopes into bruised shades of violet and ochre. Inland, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the wind to shift, while the terrain itself feels scraped clean by the persistent, restless pressure of the sea. It is a stark, solitary geography where the horizon is not a line but a vast, shifting weight of grey water meeting an equally heavy sky. The history of Sight Point is bound to the hard, honest work of those who learned to read the tides and the temper of the coast. Local life turns on the cycles of the seasons, far removed from the Broad Cove River, Loch Ban, or the quiet trails of Mabou Provincial Park, each of which lies well beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline. While the economy remains rooted in the traditional rhythms of the harvest and the catch, the people carry a quiet stoicism that echoes the endurance of the surrounding cliffs. Here, the day ends with the sound of the tide pulling at the shingle, a rhythmic, grounding force that persists long after the sun has slipped beneath the waves.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cape Mabou Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.2 km, 162° SSE · 1,457 ha
  • Inverness Miners Museum (Museum) — 8.6 km, 062° ENE
  • Inverness Memorial Consolidated Hospital (Attraction) — 8.7 km, 065° ENE
  • Black River Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 km, 109° ESE
  • Glendyer Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.7 km, 149° SSE
  • West Mabou Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 13.0 km, 201° SSW · 275 ha
  • An Drochaid-The Bridge Museum (Museum) — 13.6 km, 175° S
  • Allan J. MacEachen (Monument) — 14.6 km, 180° S
  • Strathspey Performing Arts Centre (Theatre) — 14.7 km, 180° S
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 14.8 km, 127° SE
  • Ainslie Point Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 15.3 km, 102° ESE · 38 ha
  • Masons Mountain Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 km, 068° ENE
  • MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 km, 172° S
  • Sea Wolf Island National Wildlife Area (National Wildlife Area) — 20.9 km, 031° NNE · 76 ha
  • Macdonald House Museum (Museum) — 21.6 km, 108° ESE
  • Egypt Falls Trail head (Attraction) — 21.9 km, 089° E
  • Port Hood Station Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 23.5 km, 204° SSW · 17 ha
  • Trout Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 km, 118° ESE · 186 ha
  • Southwest Mabou River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.6 km, 178° S
  • Margaree Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 km, 065° ENE
  • Chimney Corner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.2 km, 047° NE
  • Seven Falls Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 30.8 km, 087° E
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 km, 118° ESE · 3,625 ha
  • The Skye River Trail (Attraction) — 32.6 km, 139° SE
  • Bornish Hill Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.8 km, 163° SSE
  • Whycocomagh Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 34.0 km, 136° SE · 196 ha
  • Whycocomagh Picnic Park (Attraction) — 34.3 km, 137° SE
  • Salt Mountain Memorial Park Hugh McLennan (Monument) — 35.1 km, 136° SE
  • Look-Off #2 (Viewpoint) — 35.1 km, 136° SE
  • Middle River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.8 km, 074° ENE · 661 ha

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About This Sight Point Map Page

Explore Sight Point, 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: 46.193987, -61.408094. 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 Sight Point includes the postal code (B0E), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Sight Point 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada