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Welcome to Lingan ...

Lingan is located on the northeast coast of Cape Breton (on the Cabot Strait).

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

Time Zone: Lingan 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 Lingan: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Lingan ...

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

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

Communities near Lingan ...

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

  • Glace Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sydney Mines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Victoria Mines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lingan Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Lake Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Bar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tower Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lingan ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lingan.

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 Lingan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Lingan 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.