Portage
in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (16 mi) - Port Hawkesbury Airport (56 mi)
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (117 mi)
- Stephenville Airport (192 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.039 and -60.340 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 2' 19" and W -60° 20' 25"
- 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: 11:10 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Glace_Bay
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:30 am and 8:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -35.083 and 117.625 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
West Cape Howe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-05-12 08:29:37
Discover Portage
Portage in Nova Scotia is a place in Canada about 741 mi (or 1,192 km) east of Ottawa, the country's capital city.
Current time in Portage is now 11:10 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Glace Bay with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 4 airports near Portage. The closest airport in Canada is Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Charlottetown, Halifax, Miquelon, Saint-Pierre 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 | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Polaris /Honda in the mud
Nothing special..just having fun!
Golf Course Construction~Cruising the Back Nine in an RTV
Cruising the back nine at the new Lakes Golf Club while still under construction. The course is located by Ski Ben Eion on beautiful Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Walter Gallant Sr., Country Maple Band, 1990
My dad playing lead guitar back in the day.
Christmas Shopping at Kreative Design - Shop KD Online
At Kreative Design (http://KreativeDesign.net/shop) located in Sydney, NS Canada, we are getting ready for the 2013 Christmas shopping season. If you are looking for unique fashions and accessorie...
Car looses front tire on Highway 125, Sat 4 Apr 15, near Sydney River Nova Scotia
Fast forward to about 1 minute into the video Tonya and I were traveling along Highway 125 going to Sydney. As we are approaching Sydney River, Tonya exclaims that someone just lost their...
52-WBC Virtual Ride: Feb 2, 2009 (3/5)
This is 9 of the 10-12 kms of my regular route I take for the 52-Week Bike Challenge. The 52-WBC is getting out on your bike at least 30 minutes each and eve...
Back to the moon
If your are into NASA and the new moon mission here is a mash up of some new and old ideas of getting to the moon www.cbns.ca.
Zoombicycles - Motorized Bicycle Engine Kits, car & truck jump.
Video of me jumping over 2 cars and a truck on a motorized peddle bicycle.
Tool - Undertow - Drum Cover
My attempt at the master, Danny Carey's, drum part from Undertow, from the Undertow album. The sound is not the greatest due to my lack of mics and a mixer. Also not the best performance....
Slayer - Fictional Reality - Drum Cover
Drum cover of Slayer's Fictional Reality.
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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.
Portage, Nova Scotia
Portage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. This community is situated at the head of the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake, about 19 kilometres south-west of Sydney, and is named after the 3.5 kilometres portage that existed here between East Bay and Sydney River via Blacketts Lake, and so to Sydney Harbour and Spanish Bay. A former name for the community was "Portage East Bay".
Blacketts Lake, Nova Scotia
Big Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
Blacketts Lake
Blacketts Lake is a lake of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Sydney River watershed. The lake and river are home to the northernmost known population of Yellow lampmussel.
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Rear of East Bay: East Bay Cam, Rear of East Bay (source)
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