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Welcome to East Margaree ...

East Margaree is located on the west coast of Cape Breton (on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence).

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Margaree, 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 East Margaree: E. Margaree

East Margaree is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: East Margaree 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 East Margaree: 902 & 782<2>

Communities Also Named East Margaree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Margaree - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near East Margaree ...

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

  • Inverness
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Cote
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chimney Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Emerald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • North East Margaree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Portree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portree
  • Big Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coady Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Margaree Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rivulet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivulet

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Margaree ...

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

Adding East Margaree to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Margaree.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Margaree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the East Margaree area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the East Margaree area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.