Welcome to Halifax ...

Halifax is located on the east coast of Nova Scotia.

Halifax was established in 1749.

When the people of Halifax refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Haligonian<1>

Halifax is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Halifax lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Halifax is within the (902) area code.

Websites for Halifax ...

Official Website:   www.halifax.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.com/

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofhalifax.org/

Communities Also Named Halifax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Halifax - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halifax.

Communities near Halifax ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halifax.

• Lake Echo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Echo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Echo
• Stillwater Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Lake
• Brookside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
• Cole Harbour
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cole Harbour <4>
• Eastern Passage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Passage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Passage
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastern Passage <4>
• Harrietsfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietsfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietsfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietsfield <4>
• Herring Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cove
• Cherry Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Brook
• Lakeside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
• Bedford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halifax ...

Looking for more information about Halifax? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Halifax, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Halifax.

Adding Halifax to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Halifax was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halifax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Halifax: www.halifax.ca/

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca