Welcome to Benacadie ...
Although we found mention of Benacadie during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Benacadie was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Benacadie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Benacadie, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Benacadie, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Benacadie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Benacadie might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
We believe that Benacadie would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities near Benacadie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benacadie.
- Big Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beach
- Iona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <4>
- East Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bay <4>
- Eskasoni
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskasoni
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Shunacadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunacadie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunacadie
- Middle Cape
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Cape came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Cape
- Big Pond Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pond Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond Centre
- Irish Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Islandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandview
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benacadie ...
Looking for more information about Benacadie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Benacadie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Benacadie.
Adding Benacadie to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Benacadie was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Benacadie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Benacadie and then turned west". While Benacadie could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Benacadie as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Benacadie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |