Six Mile Brook, Nova Scotia
Six Mile Brook Geography
- Official Name: Six Mile Brook
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Populated Place
- Geographic Feature Type: Community
- Postal Code: B0K 1R0
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.587005, -62.899408
Note: The name also refers to the hydrographic feature: Brook, a small stream or rivulet, commonly swiftly flowing in rugged terrain, of lesser length and volume than a creek.
- Official Name: Six Mile Brook
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Hydrographic Feature
- Geographic Feature Type: Brook
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.543172, -62.876403
Six Mile Brook Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E10
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 6
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: NS Land Grant map 086
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps: 1045600062800 (Durham) / 1045550062800 (Greenhill)
- Other Maps:
About Six Mile Brook
Six Mile Brook is a rural community located south of the community of Four Mile Brook, this once thriving community remains a popular small rural area tied to forestry, agriculture, and quarrying.
It is also the name of the brook that starts flowing near the base of Dalhousie Mountain, and flows west through the community of Six Mile Brook and into eventually into the West River. It is considered to be a small, swiftly flowing stream in rugged terrain, less than 2 m wide in summer but expanding to 6–7 m across during freshets.
Other official place names located within the community include:
- Eight Mile Brook
- Stillman
- Six Mile Brook
Local Cemetery’s with genealogy details, names, photos, and more from:
Other Six Mile Brook information:
- The Six Mile Brook Trail – a scenic historic section of the Cape to Cape Trail system, the trail follows old paths once used for local commerce and farming
Roads located within the community include:
- Back Road
- Brookland Road
- Four Mile Brook Road
- Gunn 2 Road
- Road to Nowhere Road
- Six Mile Brook Road
- Stillman Road
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson ]
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