Welcome to Amherst ...

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

The town of Amherst is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Amherst 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).

Amherst is located in the (902) area code.

The Canadian Postal Code for Amherst: B4H<2>

Websites for Amherst ...

Official Website:   www.town.amherst.ns.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.amherstchamberofcommerce.com/

Communities Also Named Amherst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Amherst - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Amherst ...

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

• Sackville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackville <4>
• Springhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Sackville Parish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville Parish
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Dorchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <4>
• Port Elgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elgin
  • Former name for Port Elgin:
  • Gaspareaux Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Elgin <4>
• Aulac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulac
• Amherst Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Point
• Fort Beausejour ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Beausejour
• Hastings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amherst ...

Looking for more information about Amherst? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Amherst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amherst.

Adding Amherst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Amherst mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amherst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Amherst: www.town.amherst.ns.ca/

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