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Big Lake

46.4156° N, 60.6301° W

Big Lake, Nova Scotia. 46.4156° N, 60.6301° W

Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.

borealbound.ca/lakes/ns/big-lake-near-macdonalds-mountain/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Big Lake covers 0.36 km², Nova Scotia. It lies 6.3 km east of MacDonalds Mountain.

Area
0.36 km²
Shoreline
2.8 km
Elevation
352 m

Today on the water

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:41 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:26 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:57 p.m.
Moonrise
5:59 a.m.
Moonset
5:44 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Sydney, as of 4:00 a.m. ADT