Summary for Red Point

Although we found mention of Red Point during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

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Typical Abbreviation: Red Pt.

Time Zone: Red Point lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 902 & 782<2>

Postal Forward Sortation Area (FSA): B2C<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Red Point:

Lat: 45.935800° (or 45°56'8" N)

Lon: -60.906900° (or -60°54'24" W)

About Nova Scotia

Websites for Province of Nova Scotia

Official Website: https://novascotia.ca/

Tourism: https://www.novascotia.com/travel-info

Parks: https://parks.novascotia.ca/

Fishing: https://novascotia.ca/fish/

Hunting: https://novascotia.ca/natr/hunt/

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 north past Red Point and then turned west". While Red Point could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Red Point 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 Red Point 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. Since confusion between is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Nova Scotia community named Red Point.
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Red Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Red Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Red Point, 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 Red Point). 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 Red Point or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Red Point, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.