Explore Upper Big Tracadie, 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.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Upper Big Tracadie, 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 Upper Big Tracadie 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 Upper Big Tracadie.
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.
| Place | Upper Big Tracadie |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Guysborough |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.578267 |
| Longitude | -61.589071 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B9A |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBMUD |
Upper Big Tracadie is a community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Upper Big Tracadie is located at 45.5783°N, 61.5891°W.
Upper Big Tracadie rests along the Atlantic coast, cradled by the sloping rise of Mill Hill and the persistent flow of the Tracadie River. It lies 18.6 km west-south-west of Port Hawkesbury, NS (from Port Hawkesbury, NS: bearing 257°T), and is situated 12.3 km south-south-west of Havre Boucher. The landscape here breathes with the salt-heavy air of the North Atlantic, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered silver, illuminating the rugged transition from forest to shoreline. Inland, the terrain holds the quiet presence of Bordens Lake, while the distant, rushing energy of Hartleys Falls marks the wilder reaches of the topography. The nearby Tracadie River Wilderness Area preserves a vast, undisturbed quietude, ensuring that the natural character of Upper Big Tracadie stays defined by its proximity to these ancient, elemental shifts of earth and tide. The history of Upper Big Tracadie reflects a deep, enduring connection to the land and the surrounding waterways that have sustained generations. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal migrations of the coast and the demands of a working landscape, where residents maintain a steady, practical dedication to the resources at their doorstep. The local economy relies on the foundational strength of the environment, drawing from the forestry and maritime traditions that have long defined the identity of this part of Guysborough. Even as the days follow their predictable turns, there is a distinct beauty in the way the morning fog clings to the riverbanks, softening the horizon until the sun burns through to reveal the enduring, stoic character of the landscape.
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Explore Upper Big Tracadie, 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: 45.578267, -61.589071. 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 Upper Big Tracadie includes the postal code (B9A), 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 Upper Big Tracadie 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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |