Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia
{{Short description|Rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Location map|Canada Nova Scotia
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|lat_deg = 44
|lat_min = 58
|lat_sec = 48
|lon_deg = 62
|lon_min = 10
|lon_sec = 2.19
|caption = Ecum Secum in Nova Scotia
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Ecum Secum is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in both the Halifax Regional Municipality and Guysborough County.{{cite web|title=Ecum Secum |url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CAKZM |publisher=Natural Resources Canada |accessdate=20 March 2019}} Located along the shores of Ecum Secum Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the community is located roughly {{convert|46|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, and approximately {{convert|160|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Downtown Halifax along the Marine Drive on Trunk 7.{{cite web|title=Ecum Secum Harbour |url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CAKZO |publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=20 March 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Ecum+Secum,+Nova+Scotia/Sheet+Harbour,+Nova+Scotia/@44.938649,-62.3984793,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4b5b71e3dc2bc689:0x8706bea63d8a2dc7!2m2!1d-62.1129375!2d44.9685264!1m5!1m1!1s0x4b5ba143a005f6cf:0x144e853ef429bb7a!2m2!1d-62.544239!2d44.9278509!3e0 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google |accessdate=20 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Google Maps |publisher=Google |url=https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Ecum+Secum,+Nova+Scotia/Sherbrooke,+Nova+Scotia/@45.0542237,-62.1164637,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4b5b71e3dc2bc689:0x8706bea63d8a2dc7!2m2!1d-62.1129375!2d44.9685264!1m5!1m1!1s0x4b5b7d750beee0ab:0x955dcb351ba80cdc!2m2!1d-61.979911!2d45.1402166!3e0 |accessdate=20 March 2019}} Several communities along the western shore of the harbour also share the name, including Ecum Secum Bridge and Ecum Secum West.{{cite web|title=Ecum Secum West|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CAKZR|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=20 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Ecum Secum Bridge|url=http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/CAKZN|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=20 March 2019}} 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 Loyalists during the 1780s.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Climate
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{{Weather box
|location = Ecum Secum
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|Jan record high C = 13.3
|Feb record high C = 12.2
|Mar record high C = 15
|Apr record high C = 22.5
|May record high C = 26.1
|Jun record high C = 30.6
|Jul record high C = 32.2
|Aug record high C = 30.6
|Sep record high C = 28.9
|Oct record high C = 25
|Nov record high C = 21.7
|Dec record high C = 13.3
|Jan high C = -0.6
|Feb high C = -0.7
|Mar high C = 2.6
|Apr high C = 6.6
|May high C = 11.2
|Jun high C = 16
|Jul high C = 19.2
|Aug high C = 20.6
|Sep high C = 18.1
|Oct high C = 12.7
|Nov high C = 7.4
|Dec high C = 2.4
|year high C = 9.6
|Jan low C = -9.7
|Feb low C = -9.6
|Mar low C = -5.3
|Apr low C = -0.7
|May low C = 3.2
|Jun low C = 7.6
|Jul low C = 11.5
|Aug low C = 12.6
|Sep low C = 9.1
|Oct low C = 4
|Nov low C = -0.1
|Dec low C = -6.3
|year low C = 1.4
|Jan record low C = -26.1
|Feb record low C = -33
|Mar record low C = -28.5
|Apr record low C = -12.8
|May record low C = -9.4
|Jun record low C = -3.9
|Jul record low C = 2
|Aug record low C = 1
|Sep record low C = -2.2
|Oct record low C = -7
|Nov record low C = -15
|Dec record low C = -25
|Jan precipitation mm = 145.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 106.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 132
|Apr precipitation mm = 119.9
|May precipitation mm = 133.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 121.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 121.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 124.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 98.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 122.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 145.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 170.9
|year precipitation mm = 1541.3
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada
[http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=NS%20%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=6344& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 16 July 2009
|date=August 2010
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{{Geographic location
|Centre =Ecum Secum, Nova Scotia
|N =
|NE =
|E =Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia
Via {{jct|state=NS|Trunk|7}}
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|S =
|SW =
|W =Moser River, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality
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References
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{{Coord|44|58|48.82|N|62|10|2.19|W|region:CA-NS_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia