Welcome to River Philip ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Philip, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: River Philip 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).

Area Codes for River Philip: 902 & 782<1>

Communities near River Philip ...

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

Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From River Philip to Amherst
Springhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springhill
- From River Philip to Springhill
Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxford
- From River Philip to Oxford
Collingwood Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood Corner
Salt Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Springs
- From River Philip to Salt Springs
Valley Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Road
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Road
- From River Philip to Valley Road
Williamsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williamsdale
- From River Philip to Williamsdale
Salt Springs Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salt Springs Station
- From River Philip to Salt Springs Station
Thomson Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomson Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thomson Station
- From River Philip to Thomson Station
West Hansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hansford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hansford
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Hansford
- From River Philip to West Hansford

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Philip ...

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

Adding River Philip 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 River Philip was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Philip.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 River Philip area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the River Philip area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.