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Welcome to Fox Island Main ...

Fox Island Main is located on the northeast coast of Nova Scotia (on Chedabucto Bay).

A typical abbreviation for Fox Island Main: Fox Is. Main (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Fox Island Main 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 Fox Island Main: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Fox Island Main ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fox Island Main - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Island Main.

Communities near Fox Island Main ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox Island Main.

  • Canso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Little Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Philips Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Queensport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Port Felix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cole Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Auguet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Arichat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Island Main ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fox Island Main area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Fox Island Main area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.