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South Section Nova Scotia Map

Explore South Section, 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 South Section, Nova Scotia

Imagery © Google · for orientation only, not for navigation

How to Use This South Section, Nova Scotia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for South Section, 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 South Section 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 South Section.

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.

PlaceSouth Section
TypeCommunity
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationHalifax
CountryCanada
Latitude45.016903
Longitude-63.155156
Postal Code (FSA)B0N
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceVillage / hamlet
CGN IDCBJSF

About South Section, Nova Scotia

South Section is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. South Section is located at 45.0169°N, 63.1552°W.

South Section rests quietly in the shadow of the Reid Hill, where the land holds the lingering chill of the Musquodoboit River. It lies 20.2 km south-east of Stewiacke, NS (from Stewiacke, NS: bearing 132°T), and is situated 3.0 km south-south-west of Middle Musquodoboit. The terrain here slopes toward the water’s edge, defined by a dense, persistent woodland that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon. Just three kilometers away, the still surface of McFetridges Lake mirrors the sky, while the Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park sits five kilometers distant, offering a quiet sanctuary of spruce and maple. When the wind shifts, it carries the cold, clean scent of the riverbed, a reminder of the water’s constant, patient carving of the earth. The economy of South Section persists through a quiet dedication to the land, grounded in the traditions of those who cleared the brush and worked the valley floor long ago. Life here moves with the seasons, from the spring thaw that swells the Musquodoboit River to the heavy, silent snows that settle upon the nearby hills. Residents often travel toward the sound of Little River Falls, located seven kilometers away, where the water’s persistent motion provides a steady, rhythmic backdrop to the day. The character of South Section remains tied to this modest, rugged geography, favoring the endurance of quiet labor over the clamor of wider, more hurried worlds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 4.8 km, 038° NE · 67 ha
  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 5.8 km, 287° WNW
  • Elmswood Educational Woodlot (Attraction) — 6.2 km, 297° WNW
  • Mount Traber Bible Camp & Retreat Centre (Attraction) — 7.1 km, 286° WNW
  • Lake Egmont Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 km, 250° WSW
  • Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.3 km, 146° SE · 148 km²
  • White Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.6 km, 181° S · 4,533 ha
  • Dollar Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 14.5 km, 230° SW · 771 ha
  • Gibraltar Rock Lookoff (Viewpoint) — 15.9 km, 207° SSW
  • Moose River Gold Mines Museum (Museum) — 16.2 km, 097° E
  • Mount William Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 17.9 km, 051° NE · 28 ha
  • Coyote (Attraction) — 20.0 km, 295° WNW
  • Dall Sheep (Attraction) — 20.1 km, 294° WNW
  • Tin Shop Museum (Museum) — 21.2 km, 292° WNW
  • Mastodon Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.3 km, 311° NW
  • Clattenburgh Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.4 km, 231° SW · 1,913 ha
  • Cowan Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.8 km, 130° SE
  • Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.4 km, 120° ESE · 160 km²
  • Big Meadow Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.8 km, 325° NW
  • Lake Charlotte Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 28.0 km, 144° SE · 879 ha
  • Brookfield Railway Station And Heritage Society (Museum) — 28.1 km, 339° NNW
  • Fisherman's Life Museum (Museum) — 28.7 km, 157° SSE
  • Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.8 km, 226° SW · 8,621 ha
  • Tait Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.3 km, 076° ENE
  • Bennery Lake Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.8 km, 246° WSW
  • Oakfield Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 35.9 km, 252° WSW · 56 ha
  • Lower East Chezzetcook Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 36.2 km, 184° S · 151 ha
  • Martinique Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 36.7 km, 176° S · 47 ha
  • Glooscap Heritage Centre (Heritage Site) — 36.8 km, 341° NNW
  • Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 37.0 km, 147° SSE · 183 ha

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About This South Section Map Page

Explore South Section, 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: 45.016903, -63.155156. 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 South Section includes the postal code (B0N), 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 South Section 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)