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| Place | Waternish |
| Type | Community |
| Province / Territory | Nova Scotia (NS) |
| Location | Guysborough |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.215344 |
| Longitude | -62.018257 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | B0H |
| Area Code | 782, 902 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | CBNOJ |
Waternish is a community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Waternish is located at 45.2153°N, 62.0183°W.
Waternish rests quietly within the folds of the Cochrane Hill, defined by the steady, dark presence of the St. Marys River. It lies 8.6 km north-north-west of Sherbrooke, NS (from Sherbrooke, NS: bearing 341°T), and is situated 9.9 km south-south-east of Aspen. The landscape holds a deliberate stillness, where the air clings to the skin with the cool weight of the river valley, and the light at dusk turns the surrounding spruce into jagged silhouettes against a bruised sky. Bill Neds Lake lies tucked away just 2 km from the heart of the terrain, a calm mirror reflecting the dense growth that characterizes this part of the province. Further out, the rugged drop of Mad Falls waits 6 km distant, while the vast, muted expanse of The Big Bog Wilderness Area sits 7 km away, guarding the quiet reach of the interior. History in Waternish lingers in the persistence of those who worked the timber and the soil, finding ways to draw a living from the demanding terrain of Cochrane Hill. The local economy has long been shaped by the proximity of the St. Marys River, which served as a primary artery for movement and trade long before the modern roads flattened the experience of travel. Life here follows the pulse of the seasons, marked by the smell of damp earth and the sharp, clean scent of pine that rises when the wind shifts. Waternish maintains a character forged by isolation and the slow, heavy work of the land, where the residents move with a pragmatic grace, attuned to the terrain that dictates the boundaries of their daily concerns.
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Explore Waternish, 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: 45.215344, -62.018257. 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 Waternish includes the postal code (B0H), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Waternish 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 |