Welcome to Pictou ...

The coastal town of Pictou is located on the northern coast of Nova Scotia (on the Northumberland Strait).

Pictou is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Pictou 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 Pictou: (902)

Websites for Pictou ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.pictouchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pictou, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pictou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pictou - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Pictou ...

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

• New Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <3>
• Stellarton
  (7 miles [11.3 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:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellarton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stellarton <3>
• Westville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
• Trenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
• Caribou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
• Caribou Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou Island
• Sylvester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
• Alma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
• Durham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
• Little Harbour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Harbour <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pictou ...

Looking for more information about Pictou? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pictou, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pictou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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