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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 during our research the earliest mention that we 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).

Birchtown lies within the (902) area code.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Shelburne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunning Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cove
  • Beaverdam Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carleton Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Sandy Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Bay
  • Lower Ohio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Ohio came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ohio
  • Jordan Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • 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 we've referenced which mentioned Birchtown was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Birchtown mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birchtown.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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