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Long Lake Nature Reserve

44.6342° N, 64.2212° W

Long Lake Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 44.6342° N, 64.2212° W

Nature reserve, 6.86 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/long-lake-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.
  • 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).

Long Lake Nature Reserve is a 6.86 km² nature reserve 3 km southeast of Canaan, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2008.

4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Connaught Lake (2.16 km²).

Area
6.86 km²
Established
2008
Named lakes
4

Conditions today

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
6:00 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Halifax Downtown, as of 6:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Connaught Lake2.16 km²
2Houghton Lake0.48 km²
3Long Lake0.26 km²
4Pisgah Lake0.19 km²

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change