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Upper Glencoe Nova Scotia Map

Explore Upper Glencoe, 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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PlaceUpper Glencoe
TypeLocality
Province / TerritoryNova Scotia (NS)
LocationInverness
CountryCanada
Latitude45.953567
Longitude-61.28861
Postal Code (FSA)B0E
Area Code782, 902
ImportanceTown
CGN IDCBMWA

About Upper Glencoe, Nova Scotia

Upper Glencoe is a locality in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Upper Glencoe is located at 45.9536°N, 61.2886°W.

Upper Glencoe occupies a secluded fold of the Inverness landscape, defined by the rugged prominence of The Big Ridge and the persistent, cold-blooded movement of the River Denys. It lies 30.8 km south of Inverness, NS (from Inverness, NS: bearing 177°T), and is situated 15.4 km south-south-east of Mabou. The earth here holds a heavy, damp stillness, where the light at dusk thickens against the slopes like cooling iron. Residents of Upper Glencoe observe the turning of the seasons through the lens of a stubborn, agrarian persistence, keeping to a life governed by the demands of the soil and the encroaching forest. While the distant rush of Myles Doyle Falls or the shaded trails of Whycocomagh Provincial Park draw visitors from further afield, the immediate vicinity remains quiet, defined by a deep-rooted attachment to the land that has persisted through generations of rural labor. This is a country of hard edges and sudden silences, where the sound of the River Denys provides a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the daily work of maintaining the homesteads scattered along the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Growth Forest Lands (Old Growth Forest) — 2.7 km, 232° SW
  • Bornish Hill Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.3 km, 175° S
  • Southwest Mabou River Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.1 km, 280° W
  • MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.4 km, 320° NW
  • River Denys Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.2 km, 148° SSE
  • Ashfield Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 km, 136° SE
  • The Skye River Trail (Attraction) — 12.3 km, 080° E
  • MacDonalds Pond Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 km, 099° E
  • Whycocomagh Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 13.9 km, 083° E · 196 ha
  • Whycocomagh Picnic Park (Attraction) — 14.0 km, 084° E
  • Glendyer Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.3 km, 351° N
  • Salt Mountain ViewPoint #1 (Viewpoint) — 15.0 km, 086° E
  • Salt Mountain Memorial Park Hugh McLennan (Monument) — 15.0 km, 085° E
  • Strathspey Performing Arts Centre (Theatre) — 15.1 km, 323° NW
  • Allan J. MacEachen (Monument) — 15.2 km, 323° NW
  • An Drochaid-The Bridge Museum (Museum) — 15.4 km, 329° NNW
  • Orangedale Station Museum (Museum) — 16.2 km, 111° ESE
  • Orangedale Railway Museum (Museum) — 16.2 km, 111° ESE
  • Seal Cove Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.6 km, 116° ESE
  • Orangedale Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 17.3 km, 112° ESE · 50 ha
  • Celtic Music Interpretive Centre (Attraction) — 17.8 km, 242° WSW
  • North Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 km, 153° SSE · 1,080 ha
  • MacRitchies Brook Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.8 km, 098° E
  • West Mabou Beach Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 18.9 km, 314° NW · 275 ha
  • Trout Brook Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 km, 049° NE · 2,861 ha
  • Port Hood Station Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 19.7 km, 286° WNW · 17 ha
  • Cape Mabou Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.1 km, 341° NNW · 1,457 ha
  • Humes River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.5 km, 064° ENE · 3,625 ha
  • Little Beaver Lakes Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.5 km, 117° ESE
  • Black River Bog Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 km, 002° N

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About This Upper Glencoe Map Page

Explore Upper Glencoe, 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: 45.953567, -61.28861. 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 Glencoe includes the postal code (B0E), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Upper Glencoe 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 generatedAugust 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada