MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve
46.1463° N, 60.6513° W
MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 46.1463° N, 60.6513° W
Nature reserve, 1.05 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/macaulays-hill-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.
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- 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).
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MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve is a 1.05 km² nature reserve beside Plaister Mines, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2015.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Bras d'Or Lake (1,070 km²).
- Area
- 1.05 km²
- Established
- 2015
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 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 6:00 a.m. ADT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bras d'Or Lake | 1,070 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Nature reserve
- IUCN category
- IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
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