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Welcome to Port Lorne ...

Port Lorne is located on the west coast of Nova Scotia (on the Bay of Funday).



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

Port Lorne is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Port Lorne 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).

Port Lorne is within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Port Lorne ...

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

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

Communities near Port Lorne ...

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

  • Kingston - Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston - Greenwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston - Greenwood
  • Middleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bridgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Annapolis Royal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear River 6B
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River 6B came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River 6B
  • Clarence East
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hanley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clarence West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Lorne ...

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Lorne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.









 

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