Welcome to Grand Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Lake, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Lake: Grand Lk.

Time Zone: Grand Lake lies 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).

Grand Lake is within the boundaries of the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Grand Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Grand Lake - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Lake.

Communities near Grand Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Lake.

• Port Hawkesbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hawkesbury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hawkesbury <1>
• Canso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canso
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canso <1>
• Mulgrave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulgrave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulgrave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulgrave <1>
• Cape Auguet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Auguet
• Petit de Grat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit de Grat
• Robins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
• Little Anse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Anse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Anse
• River Bourgeois
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bourgeois came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bourgeois
• Janvrin Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Janvrin Harbour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janvrin Harbour
• Sporting Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Mountain

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Lake ...

Looking for more information about Grand Lake? 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 Grand Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Lake.

Adding Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca