Port Hood Island
in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Port Hawkesbury Airport (27 mi) - Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (74 mi)
- Charlottetown Airport (77 mi)
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (98 mi)
- Summerside Airport (112 mi)
- Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (122 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.014 and -61.568 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 0' 51" and W -61° 34' 4"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:23 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:38 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -35.083 and 117.625 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
West Cape Howe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Delve into Port Hood Island
Port Hood Island in Nova Scotia is a city located in Canada about 682 mi (or 1,098 km) east of Ottawa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Port Hood Island is now 07:23 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Halifax with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 6 airports closer to Port Hood Island, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Canada is Port Hawkesbury Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Charlottetown, Halifax, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 16% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
6°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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port hood tuna fishing
bluefin on top.....hooking on to a bluefin.
port hood cape breton.... tuna fishing aboard itsnowornever
bluefin on top.....hooking on to a bluefin.
GIANT BLUEFIN TUNA
on board the"itsnowornever" at Port Hood ,Cape Breton , Nova Scotia......... bluefin busting on top.......hooking on to one!!!
wave runner on the atlantic ocean, on a rainy day
Off port hood island nova scotia.
pilot whales near herring net
pilot whales(black fish) feeding around a herring net....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Port Hood {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:46|01|00|N|61|32|00|W|region:CA_type:city |primary |name= }} is a seaside community (2006 pop. 5,369) on the west coast of Cape Breton Island and the shire town of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Local residents are predominantly English-speaking Roman Catholics, the population core having Highland Scottish ancestry; MacDonalds/MacDonnells mostly.
Port Hood Island, Nova Scotia
Port Hood Island is a small island and community of the same name located in the northeastern part of St. George's Bay, a sub-basin in the eastern part of the Northumberland Strait, adjacent to the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after the community of Port Hood immediately to the east on Cape Breton Island. Before this name, the island was known as Smith Island. Originally, Port Hood Island was connected to Cape Breton Island by a sand spit.
Henry Island (Nova Scotia)
Henry Island is an island located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the Northumberland Strait of Nova Scotia, Canada, just east of Prince Edward Island and southwest of Port Hood Island.
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