Welcome to Portage ...
Although we found mention of Portage during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Portage 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 Portage to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Portage, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Portage, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Portage 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 Portage would be found within the (902) area code.
The Canadian Postal Code for Portage: B1L<3>
Communities Also Named Portage ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Portage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portage.
Communities near Portage ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portage.
- Sydney Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waterford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waterford <4>
- Howie Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howie Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howie Centre
- Coxheath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxheath
- Frenchvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchvale
- Northside East Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northside East Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside East Bay
- Ben Eoin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Eoin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Eoin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Eoin <4>
- Caribou Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou Marsh
- Juniper Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Mountain
- Sandfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portage ...
Looking for more information about Portage? 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 Portage, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Portage.
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 Portage and then turned east". While Portage could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Portage 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 Portage 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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 Portage, 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 Portage). 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 Portage or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |