Welcome to South Bay ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for South Bay: S. Bay

Time Zone: South Bay 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).

Note: If you travel west from South Bay (for example, toward Robbinston (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for South Bay: 506 & 428<1>

Communities Also Named South Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named South Bay - they are located in California, Florida, New Brunswick, New York (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Saskatchewan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Bay.

Communities near South Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Bay.

• Saint John
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint John
  • From South Bay to Saint John
• Quispamsis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quispamsis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quispamsis <2>
• Rothesay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothesay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothesay <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rothesay
  • From South Bay to Rothesay
• Grand Bay - Westfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay - Westfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay - Westfield <2>
• Musquash Parish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musquash Parish
• Rothesay Parish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothesay Parish
• Lorneville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorneville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lorneville
  • From South Bay to Lorneville
• Prince of Wales
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince of Wales
• Red Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
• Summerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bay ...

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

Adding South Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned South Bay was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bay.