Welcome to Grand Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Lake, 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 Grand Lake: Grand Lk.

Time Zone: Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Grand Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Grand Lake - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Grand Lake ...

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

• Port Hawkesbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hawkesbury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hawkesbury <2>
• Canso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canso
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canso <2>
• Mulgrave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulgrave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulgrave <2>
• Cape Auguet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Auguet
• Petit de Grat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit de Grat
• Robins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
• Little Anse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Anse
• River Bourgeois
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bourgeois
• Janvrin Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janvrin Harbour
• Sporting Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Mountain

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Lake ...

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

Adding Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Lake.