Welcome to Birchtown ...

Birchtown is located on the south coast of Nova Scotia.

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

Time Zone: Birchtown 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).

Area Codes for Birchtown: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Birchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Birchtown - they are located in Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Birchtown ...

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

• Barrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
• Shelburne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <2>
• Lockeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockeport <2>
• Gunning Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cove
• Beaverdam Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
• Carleton Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Village
• Lower Sandy Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandy Point
• Jordan Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Bay
• Lower Ohio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ohio
• Jordan Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Falls

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchtown ...

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

Adding Birchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchtown.