Map of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney is a city in Nova Scotia, Canada, with a population of about 105,968. It lies at 46.1351°N, 60.1831°W. Sydney is about 1,204 km (748 mi) east of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Charlottetown, 227 km to the west.
Sydney at a glance
Country
Region
Nova Scotia
Population
105,968GeoNames
Coordinates
46.1351, -60.183146°08′06″N 60°10′59″W
Time zone
America/Glace_BayUTC−04:00 / UTC−03:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Ottawa
1,204 km (748 mi)
Where is Sydney?
- The 2nd largest city in Nova Scotia on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 37 min on the shortest day to 15 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Sydney
- Charlottetown — 227 km west
- Miquelon — 309 km east, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Dartmouth — 311 km southwest
- Lower Sackville — 312 km southwest
- Halifax — 313 km southwest
- Saint-Pierre — 315 km east, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Moncton — 356 km west
- Saint John — 466 km west
- Fredericton — 501 km west
- St. John's — 590 km east
Largest cities in Nova Scotia
- Halifax — 471,559
- Dartmouth — 101,343
- Lower Sackville — 51,749
Largest cities in Canada
- Toronto — 2,794,356
- Montréal — 1,762,949
- Calgary — 1,306,784
- Ottawa — 1,017,449
- Edmonton — 1,010,899
- Winnipeg — 749,607
- Mississauga — 717,961
- Vancouver — 662,248
- Brampton — 656,480
- Hamilton — 569,353
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Other places named Sydney
- Sydney — New South Wales, Australia
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.