Welcome to Northwest ...
Although we found mention of Northwest during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Northwest was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Northwest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Northwest, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Northwest might be (or was) located is 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).
We believe that Northwest would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Northwest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Northwest - they are located in Florida, Iowa (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northwest.
Communities near Northwest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northwest.
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
- Lunenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunenburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lunenburg <3>
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mahone Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold River 21
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold River 21 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold River 21
- Blockhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <3>
- Heckmans Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Path
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Martins River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins River
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northwest ...
Looking for more information about Northwest? 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 Northwest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northwest.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Northwest and then turned west". While Northwest could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Northwest as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Northwest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |