Welcome to Rugged Island ...

Rugged Island is located on the south coast of Nova Scotia.

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

Rugged Island is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Rugged 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).

Rugged Island is located in the (902) area code.

Communities near Rugged Island ...

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

• Shelburne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <2>
• Little Harbour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
• Louis Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louis Head <2>
• Jordan Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Bay
• Jordan Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Falls
• Little Port L'Hebert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Port L'Hebert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Port L'Hebert
• Lower Sandy Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandy Point
• Sable River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sable River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable River
• Roseway ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseway
• Sandy Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rugged Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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