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Tennycape River Nature Reserve

45.2652° N, 63.7988° W

Tennycape River Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 45.2652° N, 63.7988° W

Nature reserve, 3.46 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/tennycape-river-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).

Tennycape River Nature Reserve is a 3.46 km² nature reserve 1.7 km southeast of Minasville, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2014.

Area
3.46 km²
Established
2014

Conditions today

10.5 °C

Wind W 3 km/h

Observed at Economy, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Clearing overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 9.

Weather: Economy (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:23 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:12 a.m.
Moonset
5:58 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Kentville, as of 5:00 a.m. ADT

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