Stanley, Nova Scotia

Stanley
Stanley
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°5′20″N 63°55′26″W / 45.08889°N 63.92389°W / 45.08889; -63.92389
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyHants County
MunicipalityEast Hants Municipality
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code902
Telephone Exchange883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCBKIG

Stanley is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County.

Slightly over halfway between the equator and the North Pole, Stanley is 56 kilometers north of Halifax and 23 kilometers east of Windsor, on Route 236. Stanley is most famous as the birthplace of the acclaimed Canadian poet Alden Nowlan.