Big Island
in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Port Hawkesbury Airport (51 mi) - Charlottetown Airport (55 mi)
- Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (75 mi)
- Summerside Airport (86 mi)
- Greater Moncton International Airport (113 mi)
- Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (119 mi)
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (126 mi)
- CFB Greenwood (130 mi)
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Landscape of Grand Pré (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Old Town Lunenburg (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Abercrombie Country Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Eagles View Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.662 and -62.423 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 39' 44" and W -62° 25' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:25 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 5:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -35.083 and 117.625 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
West Cape Howe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Big Island
Big Island in Nova Scotia is a city in Canada about 642 mi (or 1,033 km) east of Ottawa, the country's capital city.
Local time in Big Island is now 12:25 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Halifax with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Big Island, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Canada is Port Hawkesbury Airport in a distance of 51 mi (or 82 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Canada is Joggins Fossil Cliffs in a distance of 55 mi (or 89 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Charlottetown, Halifax, Fredericton, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
MCG Stream Dream Team: PLFN EcoAction 2014
This is what happens when MCG summer students, their supervisors and PLFN Community volunteers venture out into the wilds of Pictou County to remove some digger logs from Smalls River. It's epic.
The Unexpected at 10:23:25
The phrase "Fish where their leased expected" comes true here when I hook into this large Trout this video goes with the blog of the same name ... http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/users/cookste...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Merigomish, Nova Scotia
Merigomish is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County . {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|37|48|N|62|25|28|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Merigomish, Nova Scotia }}
Big Island, Nova Scotia
Big Island, Nova Scotia is a peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Big Island.