Explore Sydney Mines, 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Sydney Mines |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Cape Breton |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.242301 |
| Longitude | -60.231459 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B1V |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | CBLHE |
Sydney Mines is a community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Sydney Mines is located at 46.2423°N, 60.2315°W.
Sydney Mines rests upon the rugged, salt-sprayed edge of the Atlantic coast, defined by the firm rise of the Goat Hill. It lies 11.9 km north-north-west of Sydney, NS (from Sydney, NS: bearing 347°T), and is situated 4.2 km north-north-east of North Sydney. The terrain here holds a persistent, cool clarity, where the light at dusk flattens against the horizon to reveal the sharp, gray edges of the cliffs. While Cranberry Lake sits tucked into the landscape only 3 km away, the presence of the distant Sydney River, located 11 km from the center, reminds one of the broader, shifting currents that shape the wider region. The air carries a heavy, bracing moisture, grounding the senses in a geography that feels both exposed to the elements and deeply settled. Sydney Mines emerged from the dark, subterranean wealth of the earth, its identity forged through generations of labor extracted from the deep coal seams beneath the surface. The remnants of this industrial past linger in the architecture and the quiet, deliberate pace of the streets, echoing a time when the extraction of fuel dictated the pulse of every hearth. Today, the residents of Sydney Mines navigate a life that balances the memory of heavy industry with the expansive, open silence of the coastline. There is a particular beauty in the way the morning fog clings to the slopes of the Goat Hill, blurring the line between the solid land and the vast, moving water that has always dictated the terms of survival here.
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Explore Sydney Mines, 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: 46.242301, -60.231459. 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 Sydney Mines includes the postal code (B1V), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Sydney Mines 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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |