Welcome to Pictou Island ...
Although we found mention of Pictou Island during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Pictou Island 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 Pictou Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pictou Island, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Pictou Island: Pictou Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Pictou Island 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 Pictou Island would be found within the (902) area code.
The Canadian Postal Code for Pictou Island: B0K<2>
Communities Also Named Pictou Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pictou Island - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pictou Island.
Communities near Pictou Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pictou Island.
- New Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <4>
- Stellarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellarton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellarton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stellarton <4>
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
- Pictou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pictou <4>
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Caribou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pictou Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou Landing
- Haliburton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pictou Island ...
Looking for more information about Pictou Island? 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 Pictou Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pictou Island.
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 Pictou Island and then turned west". While Pictou Island could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Pictou Island 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pictou Island 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> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Pictou Island, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pictou Island). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Pictou Island or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |