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| Place | Upper Tantallon |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Halifax |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 44.687808 |
| Longitude | -63.877807 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B3Z |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBNAJ |
Upper Tantallon is a community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Upper Tantallon is located at 44.6878°N, 63.8778°W.
Upper Tantallon rests upon the Atlantic coast, where the land rises into the Smiths Hill and the air carries a persistent, brine-heavy chill. It lies 23.1 km west-north-west of Halifax, NS (from Halifax, NS: bearing 281°T), and is situated 6.1 km east-north-east of Boutiliers Point. The East River carves a path through the terrain, its current providing a steady, low-frequency pulse beneath the movement of daily life. Within this quiet geography, Lewis Lake Provincial Park offers a sheltered threshold between the dense woods and the open sky, while the presence of Hubley Mill Lake, located 2 km away, anchors the local landscape in stillness. As dusk descends, the light flattens against the hills, turning the granite-strewn earth a bruised, metallic violet that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Economic life in Upper Tantallon has evolved from its early reliance on the timber and milling trades, shifting toward a modern service hub that manages the steady flow of traffic moving toward the deeper reaches of the province. The legacy of the sawmills once powered by the local waterways has faded, yet the industrious spirit remains, visible in the steady hum of commerce that serves those traveling the main arteries. Eight kilometers away, Maple Falls marks a point of wilder, seasonal beauty, where the water’s sudden drop provides a sharp contrast to the surrounding woods. Upper Tantallon maintains a character defined by this transition, balancing the encroaching stillness of the forest with the functional, pragmatic needs of a population that navigates the intersection of coastal isolation and proximity to the wider world.
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Explore Upper Tantallon, 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: 44.687808, -63.877807. 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 Tantallon includes the postal code (B3Z), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Upper Tantallon 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 |