Newport Station, Nova Scotia

Sweet's Corner is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants.

The Battle at St. Croix was fought during Father Le Loutre's War between Gorham's Rangers and Mi'kmaq at Battle Hill in the community of St. Croix, Nova Scotia. The battle lasted from March 20–23, 1750.

St. Croix is a community in the province of Nova Scotia Canada, located in Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is located along Highway 101, on St. Croix River, east of Windsor.

Five Mile Plains is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants.

Mantua is an unincorporated settlement in West Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 45th parallel – halfway between the equator and North Pole – passes through Mantua.

West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants. The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality. It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020.

Garlands Crossing is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.

Ellershouse is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants. It is the birthplace of Medal of Bravery (Canada) recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class John George Yurcak, M.B., C.D., Wall of Valour.

The St. Croix River is a river in Nova Scotia entirely contained in Hants and Halifax Counties. Its headwaters are Panuke Lake. The river has been exploited for water power. There were water mills in the nineteenth century and in the 1930s three hydroelectric dams were built; they still operate. The lower reaches of the St. Croix are tidal. There is a wide flood plain where the river has cut through limestone bedrock now exposed as white cliffs. The calcareous soil harbours the rare Rams Head Lady Slipper.The Nova Scotia Government estimates that the number of people living within the St. Croix watershed numbered 19,233 in 2011.

Brooklyn is a Canadian rural community located in western Hants County, Nova Scotia with a population of 916 people in 2016 [1]. The community was Nelegakumik by the Mi'kmaq Nation (meaning "broken snowshoes"). Brooklyn is unusual in that its post office is officially called Newport.

Avon View High School (AVHS) is a secondary school located in Garlands Crossing, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It serves students from grades 9 to 12. The school provides education services for approximately 900 students in the Windsor, Nova Scotia area. The school currently employs 70-80 teachers, administration and janitorial staff, and is operated as one of the 43 schools in the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board.

St. Croix 34 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is administratively part of the Annapolis Valley First Nation.