Sand River is located on the west coast of Nova Scotia (on Chignecto Bay, at the north end of the Bay of Fundy).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand River, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Sand River: Sand Riv.
Time Zone: Sand 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).
East Apple River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Apple River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Looking for more information about Sand 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 Sand River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand River.
Adding Sand 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 Sand River was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
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 Sand River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Sand River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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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.
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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.