Welcome to Long Island ...

When the people of Long Island refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Islander<1>

A typical abbreviation for Long Island: Long Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Long Island 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).

Long Island lies within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Long Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Long Island - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Kansas, Maine (2), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Island.

Communities near Long Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Island.

• Glace Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glace Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glace Bay <3>
• Sydney Mines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Mines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sydney Mines <3>
• New Waterford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waterford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waterford <3>
• Dalem Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalem Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalem Lake
• Upper Leitches Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Leitches Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Leitches Creek
• Balls Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Creek
• Big Bras d'Or
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bras d'Or
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bras d'Or <3>
• Ironville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Little Bras d'Or
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bras d'Or came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bras d'Or
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Bras d'Or <3>
• North West Arm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North West Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Arm

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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