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Fossil Coast Nature Reserve

45.7467° N, 64.4157° W

Fossil Coast Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 45.7467° N, 64.4157° W

Nature reserve, 2.77 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/fossil-coast-nature-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).

Fossil Coast Nature Reserve is a 2.77 km² nature reserve beside Lower Cove, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2015.

Area
2.77 km²
Established
2015

Conditions today

11.7 °C

Wind SSW 18 km/h

Observed at Sackville, as of 12:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming southwest 20 early this evening then becoming west 20 overnight. Low 6.

Weather: Sackville (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:56 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Moncton, as of 3:00 a.m. ADT

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change