Welcome to West Head ...
Although we found mention of West Head during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how West Head 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 West Head to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Head, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for West Head: W. Head
Time Zone: The area where we believe that West Head 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 West Head would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named West Head ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Head - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Head.
Communities near West Head ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Head.
- Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Atwoods Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwoods Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoods Brook
- Clam Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doctor's Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor's Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor's Cove
- Barrington Passage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington Passage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Passage
- Crowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Lower Woods Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Harbour
- West Baccaro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baccaro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baccaro
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Head ...
Looking for more information about West Head? 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 West Head, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Head.
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 West Head and then turned west". While West Head could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added West Head 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 West Head 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |