Welcome to Gulf Shore ...

Gulf Shore is located on the northern coast of Nova Scotia (on the Northumberland Strait).

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

A typical abbreviation for Gulf Shore: Gulf Shr.

Time Zone: Gulf Shore 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).

The telephone area code for Gulf Shore: (902)

The Canadian Postal Code for Gulf Shore: B0K<1>

Communities Also Named Gulf Shore ...

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

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

Communities near Gulf Shore ...

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

• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
• Head of Wallace Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head of Wallace Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Wallace Bay
• Pugwash Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pugwash Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Point
• Pugwash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pugwash <2>
• Wallace Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Bridge
• Fountain Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Road
• Fox Harbour
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Harbour
• North Wallace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wallace
• Wallace Bridge Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace Bridge Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Bridge Station
• Wallace River West
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace River West came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace River West

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf Shore ...

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

Adding Gulf Shore 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 we've referenced which mentioned Gulf Shore was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulf Shore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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