St. Anns Nova Scotia Map

About St. Anns, Nova Scotia

St. Anns is a community in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. St. Anns is located at 46.2120°N, 60.6039°W.

St. Anns nestles into a verdant embrace, where the rolling hills of Cape Breton Island soften and descend towards the embrace of the Atlantic. It lies 32.5 km west-north-west of Sydney, NS (from Sydney, NS: bearing 285°T), and is situated 15.5 km west-north-west of Barrachois Harbour. The air, carrying the saline tang of the sea and the sweet, damp perfume of spruce and fir, is a constant, gentle caress. Here, the land is a study in subtle shifts: broad meadows, stitched with the bright threads of wildflowers in summer, give way to the darker, more resolute stands of evergreen, their branches often heavy with mist. Tiny, clear streams, born of the hills, tumble and murmur, their water cool and pristine, carving shallow paths through the rich, dark soil before eventually finding their way to the larger waterways that feed the ocean. The light itself seems to possess a particular clarity, especially in the late afternoon, when long shadows stretch across the fields and the distant water shimmers with a luminous, almost ethereal glow. The history of St. Anns is deeply entwined with the rhythms of the sea and the resilience of its people. For generations, fishing boats have been the lifeblood of this coastal settlement, their weathered hulls bobbing in the sheltered harbour, testament to a tradition of seafaring that has shaped the very character of the place. Beyond the bounty of the ocean, the rich soil of the valleys has supported agricultural endeavours, with small farms dotting the landscape, their fields testament to a quiet, persistent cultivation. The presence of the Gaelic College, a beacon of cultural preservation, imbues St. Anns with a unique spirit, fostering the language, music, and traditions of its Scottish heritage, making it a place where the echoes of the past are not merely remembered, but actively lived and celebrated.

About This St. Anns Map Page

Explore St. Anns, 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: 46.21196, -60.603869. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for St. Anns includes the postal code (B1X), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for St. Anns 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.