Ecum Secum is a

rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...

community on the Eastern Shore of

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, located in both the

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and

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. Located along the shores of Ecum Secum Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the community is located roughly east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, southwest of

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, and approximately east of Downtown Halifax along the

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on Trunk 7. Several communities along the western shore of the harbour also share the name, including Ecum Secum Bridge and Ecum Secum West. The name of the community is derived from the Mi'kmaq language and means "a red house". The first Europeans to settle in the Ecum Secum area were

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during the 1780s.

Climate

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