Welcome to Salmon River ...

Salmon River is located on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salmon River, 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 Salmon River: Salmon Riv.

Salmon River is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Salmon River 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).

Salmon River lies within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Salmon River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Salmon River - they are located in New Brunswick, New York (2) and Nova Scotia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Salmon River.

Communities near Salmon River ...

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

• Yarmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <3>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
• Ireton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
• Port Maitland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Maitland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Maitland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Maitland <3>
• Saint Alphonse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Alphonse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Alphonse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Alphonse <3>
• Bear Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cove
• Darlings Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlings Lake
• Hectanooga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hectanooga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectanooga
• Norwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
• Short Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salmon River ...

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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