Welcome to Truro ...

The town of Truro is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Truro 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).

Truro lies within the (902) area code.

Websites for Truro ...

Official Website:   www.town.truro.ns.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.trurochamber.com/

Communities Also Named Truro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Truro - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Truro ...

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

• Stewiacke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewiacke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewiacke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewiacke <3>
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hilden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilden
• Old Barns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Barns came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Barns
• Onslow Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow Mountain
• Upper Brookside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookside
  • Upper Brookside has also been known as:
  • Brookside
• Belmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
• Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
• Beaver Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
• Camden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truro ...

Looking for more information about Truro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Truro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Truro.

Adding Truro 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 Truro was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Truro: www.town.truro.ns.ca/

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