Welcome to Port Hastings ...

Port Hastings is located on the south coast of Cape Breton (on the Strait of Canso).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Hastings, 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 Port Hastings: Prt. Hastings

Port Hastings is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Port Hastings 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 area code for Port Hastings: (902)

The Canadian Postal Code for Port Hastings: B9A<2>

Communities near Port Hastings ...

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

• Crandall Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Road
• Cleveland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Creignish Rear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creignish Rear came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creignish Rear
• Low Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
• Askilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askilton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askilton
• East Havre Boucher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Havre Boucher
• Frankville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
• Queensville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
• Steep Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Creek
• Sugar Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Hastings ...

Looking for more information about Port Hastings? 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 Port Hastings, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Hastings.

Adding Port Hastings to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Port Hastings was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Port Hastings mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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