The Hawk Nova Scotia Map

About The Hawk, Nova Scotia

The Hawk is a community in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. The Hawk is located at 43.4178°N, 65.6210°W.

The Hawk, a quiet sentinel on Nova Scotia's rugged Atlantic edge, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by wind and wave. It lies 2.8 km south-south-east of Clark's Harbour, NS (from Clark's Harbour, NS: bearing 167°T), and is situated 14.7 km south-east of Lower Woods Harbour. Low, rounded hills, cloaked in a resilient tapestry of spruce and fir, tumble towards the sea, their slopes softened by the persistent salt spray. Rocky outcrops, worn smooth by countless tides, punctuate the shoreline, offering perches for gulls and a stark, beautiful contrast to the deeper, more sheltered inlets where the water lies a placid, gunmetal grey. The air here carries a distinct tang of brine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that seem to stretch and linger, imbuing the very air with a sense of drowsy peace. Historically, The Hawk has been a place of hardy souls, their lives intrinsically linked to the bounty and caprice of the sea. For generations, fishing has been the lifeblood of this coastal enclave, with weathered boats still bobbing in the small harbours, their nets mended with practiced hands. The economy, though diversified somewhat, still echoes with the creak of lobster traps and the distant hum of processing plants. Evidence of its past lingers in the sturdy, salt-bleached clapboard houses that huddle against the prevailing winds, each one a testament to the enduring spirit of the people who have called The Hawk home. This is a place where the rhythm of life is still dictated, in large part, by the tides and the seasons, a quiet persistence against the vastness of the ocean.

About This The Hawk Map Page

Explore The Hawk, 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: 43.417769, -65.621021. 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 The Hawk includes the postal code (B5A), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for The Hawk 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.