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Smith Cove Nova Scotia Map

Explore Smith Cove, 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 Smith Cove, Nova Scotia

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How to Use This Smith Cove, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Smith Cove, 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 Smith Cove 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 Smith Cove.

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.

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PlaceSmith Cove
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationHalifax
CountryCanada
Latitude44.962711
Longitude-62.212266
Postal Code (FSA)B0J
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceSmall locality
CGN IDCBJDI

About Smith Cove, Nova Scotia

Smith Cove is a locality in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Smith Cove is located at 44.9627°N, 62.2123°W.

Smith Cove rests where the salt-heavy breath of the Atlantic meets the quiet, persistent pulse of the Moser River. It lies 26.9 km south-west of Sherbrooke, NS (from Sherbrooke, NS: bearing 222°T), and is situated 6.4 km west of Ecum Secum. The landscape surrounding Smith Cove rises into the Moose Hill, a terrain of stubborn stone and resilient spruce that holds the light of late afternoon like a held breath. To the north, the terrain stretches toward the stillness of Boggy Lake, while the distant, rushing descent of Gaspereaux Falls marks the rugged path of the surrounding wilderness. The air here tastes of brine and cold needles, a sharp clarity that defines the edges of the coastline. Within this reach, Judds Pool Provincial Park offers a quiet sanctuary where the water gathers in deep, dark basins, reflecting the sky with a mirror-like precision that makes the world feel vast and singular. Smith Cove maintains a life dictated by the shifting tides and the seasonal demands of the Moser River. Historically, those who settled these banks relied on the water for passage and sustenance, finding a rhythm in the harvest of the sea and the timber of the hills. Today, the economy remains modest and tied to the land, with inhabitants working the woods or tending to the small, salt-weathered structures that dot the shoreline. There is a deep, quiet resolve in the way the morning fog clings to the Moose Hill, a visual shorthand for a history of endurance. Life in Smith Cove moves with the deliberate patience of the river, leaving the modern world to rush elsewhere while the tide pulls steadily against the granite coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.7 km, 238° WSW · 1,842 ha
  • Judds Pools Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 5.7 km, 002° N · 77 ha
  • Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.8 km, 310° NW · 6,320 ha
  • Liscomb River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.4 km, 053° NE · 144 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 11.3 km, 032° NNE
  • Boggy Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 km, 320° NW · 973 ha
  • Alder Ground Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.0 km, 342° NNW · 489 ha
  • The Big Bog Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.8 km, 020° NNE · 2,708 ha
  • Goldenville Gold Mining Interpretive Centre (Museum) — 24.0 km, 041° NE
  • Tobacco Island Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.5 km, 076° ENE
  • Denis Lakes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.8 km, 321° NW · 488 ha
  • Twelve Mile Stream Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.9 km, 296° WNW · 1,793 ha
  • MacPhee House Museum (Museum) — 26.4 km, 262° W
  • Sherbrooke Village (Museum) — 26.7 km, 042° NE
  • St. Mary's River Association Salmon Musuem (Museum) — 28.2 km, 041° NE
  • St. Marys River Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 29.1 km, 340° NNW · 3,216 ha
  • Taylor Head Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 30.6 km, 242° WSW · 800 ha
  • Archibald Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.4 km, 036° NE · 687 ha
  • Rush Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.7 km, 323° NW
  • J. Willy Krauch & Sons (Attraction) — 40.5 km, 245° WSW
  • Sons of Martha Cairn, Guysborough Railway (Attraction) — 44.0 km, 008° N
  • Nancy's Cellar (Historic Ruins) — 56.7 km, 322° NW
  • Glencoe Veterans Honour Roll (Attraction) — 56.9 km, 332° NNW
  • Moose River Gold Mines Memorial (Attraction) — 57.2 km, 272° W
  • Skull Lake Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 68.1 km, 257° WSW
  • Guysborough Historical Society (Heritage Site) — 73.3 km, 049° NE
  • Stone Monuments - Foord St Stellarton (Monument) — 75.1 km, 332° NNW
  • Cineplex Cinemas Antigonish (Cinema) — 75.3 km, 013° NNE
  • War Cenotaph (Monument) — 75.4 km, 332° NNW
  • Cineplex Cinemas New Glasgow (Cinema) — 75.9 km, 334° NNW

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About This Smith Cove Map Page

Explore Smith Cove, 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: 44.962711, -62.212266. 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 Smith Cove includes the postal code (B0J), 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 Smith Cove 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)