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| Place | The Hawk |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Shelburne |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 43.417769 |
| Longitude | -65.621021 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B5A |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBLOR |
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 rests upon the jagged Atlantic edge, a place where the land yields to the salt-heavy breath of the ocean within the shelter of the Ratcliffe Hills. 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. The terrain here is defined by a raw, bracing austerity, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered pewter, reflecting the resilience of a coastline shaped by relentless tides. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the landscape settles into the quiet expanse of Bakers Flats, lying six kilometers away as a testament to the low-lying, windswept nature of the terrain. The air carries a perpetual chill, clean and sharp, reminding anyone who stands upon these rocks that the sea is the primary architect of this horizon. The history of The Hawk is written in the endurance of those who have long looked toward the Atlantic for their livelihood, balancing the demands of the fishery with the seasonal shifts of the coast. While the Downeys River flows sixteen kilometers distant and the currents of Long Falls pull at the landscape seventeen kilometers inland, the local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the sea. Residents often travel toward the broader vistas of Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park, situated fourteen kilometers away, yet they always return to the specific, rocky character of their own shore. Life here moves with the tide, a steady and deliberate progression of days that honors the hard-won independence of a coastal life, far from the clamor of inland centers.
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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. 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |