Pictou County Community Maps combine topographic layers, hydrography, elevation detail, and community information into clear, community-focused cartography designed to help people visualize local geography and assets quickly and confidently. Most are provided as both curated digital maps and downloadable images and are great for practical planning, education, and general use. Community maps are added regularly, check to see if your community map is available.
Grandfathers Lake is a small freshwater lake located in the community of Mount Thom west of Botany Bay Lake. The surrounding terrain is typical of the Cobequid uplands; forested, hilly, and shaped by glacial deposits. The lake itself is modest in size and elevation, forming part of a network of small lakes and brooks that drain toward tributaries of the Stewiacke system. Its remote setting and natural shoreline make it a quiet destination for anglers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts seeking solitude in the county’s interior.
Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve, located in the community of Mount Thom, was designated as a Conservation Area by the Province of Nova Scotia in 2015. It is a 46‑hectare protected area that preserves rich mixed‑wood forest and several rare plant species, including round‑leaved hepatica, a woodland herb found in only a handful of Nova Scotia locations.
Mount Thom is located on the Trans-Canada highway along the west boundary line between Pictou and Colchester Counties. This Mount Thom map was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. You can browse the map online, or download a digital copy to print or use with your own device.
Lower Mount Thom is located north of the Trans Canada Highway along Highway 4 (Pictou Road) in the community of Mount Thom. It sits on the upland slopes that form part of the county’s interior highlands, offering a mix of rural settlement, forested terrain, and long-standing transportation routes.
Upper Mount Thom is a small rural locality located north of the Trans Canada Highway in the community of Mount Thom. It’s a quiet, wooded area with deep geographic roots and a long association with the region’s transportation corridors and interior highlands.
Mount Thom is located on the Trans-Canada highway along the west boundary line between Pictou and Colchester Counties. It named after Thomas Troop of Truro who with Ephriam Howard, walked through the woods to help the Philadelphia settlers (from the on the brig, Hope) get established in 1767 at West River.
The 1879 Mount Thom Map (Section 9) is one of the several maps included in the 1879 Historical Atlas of Pictou County. It shows the basic topographic features of the community along with with prominent land owners and locations of buildings. Also featured are the communities of Brookland, Salt Springs, Six Mile Brook, Watervale, West River Station, and Mount Ephraim.