Explore Smiths Settlement, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Smiths Settlement, 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 Smiths Settlement 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 Smiths Settlement.
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.
| Place | Smiths Settlement |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Halifax |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.785517 |
| Longitude | -63.104647 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B3E |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBVKB |
Smiths Settlement is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Smiths Settlement is located at 44.7855°N, 63.1046°W.
Smiths Settlement rests quietly along the Atlantic coast, cradled by the rising slopes of the Bear Hill as it looks out toward the salt-heavy horizon. It lies 39.5 km east-north-east of Dartmouth, NS (from Dartmouth, NS: bearing 71°T), and is situated 10.4 km north-west of East Jeddore. The Musquodoboit River carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain here, its dark waters reflecting the erratic shifts of coastal light that brighten the shoreline at dusk. Beyond the immediate reach of the tide, the landscape rises into the rugged elevation of the Bear Hill, providing a sheltered basin for the houses that cling to the lower slopes. A few kilometers inland, the stillness of Squints Lake offers a mirror to the surrounding spruce and fir, while the distant, rushing sound of Blue Falls provides a persistent pulse to the quiet woods. To the north, the vast, untamed expanse of the White Lake Wilderness Area anchors the horizon, reminding those who live in Smiths Settlement of the deep, sprawling forest that stretches toward the interior. The life of Smiths Settlement has long been defined by the interplay between the river’s flow and the shifting moods of the sea, creating a livelihood rooted in the resources of the immediate landscape. Families here have built their days around the seasonal cycles of the coast, finding a steady purpose in the work that the river and the surrounding woods provide. The local economy maintains a modest, self-reliant character, favoring the preservation of natural rhythms over the clamor of modern industry. While the presence of the White Lake Wilderness Area keeps the northern boundary wild and largely untouched, the heart of the settlement stays focused on the Musquodoboit River, where the water carries the scent of pine and salt in equal measure. Life in Smiths Settlement moves with a deliberate clarity, defined by the turning of the tides and the long, amber shadows that lengthen across the hills as the sun retreats behind the Bear Hill.
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Explore Smiths Settlement, 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: 44.785517, -63.104647. 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 Smiths Settlement includes the postal code (B3E), 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 Smiths Settlement 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |