Nantucket, Nova Scotia

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Nantucket
Neighborhood
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Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′21.67″N63°31′4.36″W / 44.6726861°N 63.5178778°W / 44.6726861; -63.5178778
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia
Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality
Community Dartmouth
Community council Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Postal code
B2W
Area code 902

Nantucket is an upper middle income residential neighborhood in the Woodlawn area in the community of Dartmouth within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia. The area was built in early 1970s across Portland Street (Route 207) from Portland Estates. It was named after the Nantucket Whaling Company which was once situated on Halifax Harbour. There is an historic home, the Quaker House, built 1785 at 57 Ochterloney Street in the neighborhood. [1]

References

  1. "Quaker House". Dartmouth Heritage Museum. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-10-14.