Browns Point
District of Pictou
in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Charlottetown Airport (47 mi) - Port Hawkesbury Airport (65 mi)
- Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (67 mi)
- Summerside Airport (75 mi)
- Greater Moncton International Airport (99 mi)
- CFB Greenwood (117 mi)
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (128 mi)
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Landscape of Grand Pré (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Old Town Lunenburg (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Abercrombie Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Eagles View Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Belfast Highland Greens (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.679 and -62.709 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 40' 43" and W -62° 42' 33"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:09 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 12:22 am and 9:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -35.083 and 117.625 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
West Cape Howe - References
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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
Delve into Browns Point
The district Browns Point of Pictou in Nova Scotia is a subburb in Canada about 627 mi east of Ottawa, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 24% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 985 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dolan's Inn & Suites
The Lionstone Inn
Rustic Anchor Motel
Braeside Country Inn
The Customs House Inn
THE CUSTOMS HOUSE INN - PICTOU
Auberge Walker Inn
Videos from this area
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Caribou Ferry Repairs, Area D
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Caribou and Munroes Island 2012-09-03 (PPT)
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Paving in CANADA...EHH?
Finishing up the paving for the season Dec. 16th/09.
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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.
Pictou
Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow. Once an active shipping port and the shire town of the county, today Pictou is primarily a local service centre for surrounding rural communities as well as being the primary tourist destination in this region of Nova Scotia.
Pictou Academy
Pictou Academy (PA), founded in 1816 by the late Dr. Thomas McCulloch, is a secondary school in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Prior to the twentieth century, it was a liberal nonsectarian college, a grammar school, an academy and then a secondary school. Pictou Academy's current principal is James Ryan. The Pictou Academy Educational Foundation provides additional funds to the school. The student council executives for the 2012-13 school year are Bart Shea, President, and Alex Dole, Vice President.
West Pictou Consolidated School
West Pictou Consolidated School (WPCS) is a Canadian public school serving the central-western part of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The school is located in the rural community of Lyons Brook. WPCS had 440 students enrolled in grades K-8 as of 2009. The school was established in the 1950s in a white painted wood framed structure located at the corner of present-day Stewart Rd and Highway 376. The West Pictou District High School was established next door in the 1960s.
Caribou, Nova Scotia
Caribou is a small rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Located on the Northumberland Strait northwest of the town of Pictou, Caribou is named after the Woodland Caribou which used to live in Nova Scotia until European settlers hunted the herds to extinction in the 19th century. Nearby geographic locations using the name include Caribou Harbour, which the community is situated upon, as well as Caribou Island to the north, Central Caribou and Caribou River.
Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia
Lyons Brook is a Canadian rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Located along the West River of Pictou, Lyons Brook is immediately west of the town of Pictou and has several newer subdivisions as well as older homes fronting the river. The community is located on a former CN Rail line that ran from Oxford Junction to Pictou and on to Stellarton. Rail service was abandoned in 1986 and the tracks were removed in 1989.
Hector (ship)
The Hector was a ship famous for having brought the first Scottish settlers to Nova Scotia in 1773.
Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital
The Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital is a restorative care, veterans, and various outpatient and community based services hospital in Pictou, Nova Scotia. It opened on June 1, 1966. It serves approximately 48,000 people in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It located at 222 Haliburton Road and is operated by Pictou County Health Authority. The hospital currently has 32 beds.
Highland Square Mall
The Highland Square Mall is a Canadian shopping mall located in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The mall has the second largest Canadian Tire in Nova Scotia. The mall is owned by Crombie REIT, headquartered in nearby Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Pictou Landing First Nation
Pictou Landing First Nations is a Mi'kmaq First Nation in Nova Scotia, Canada. Their territory spans five reserves that have a combined area of 527.6 hectares. The current Chief is Andrea Paul. As of 2012, the Mi'kmaq population is 459 on-Reserve, and approximately 144 off-Reserve.
Scotsburn, Nova Scotia
Scotsburn is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County . {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|38|50|N|62|50|45|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Scotsburn, Nova Scotia }}
Granton, Nova Scotia
Granton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is the birthplace of Leonard W. Murray. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|37|25|N|62|44|15|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Granton, Nova Scotia }}
Alma, Nova Scotia
Alma is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The Nova Scotia Highway 104, now Nova Scotia Trunk 4 formerly ran through the community until the highway got bypassed. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|34|35|N|62|45|52|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Alma, Nova Scotia }}
Durham, Nova Scotia
Durham is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County beside the West River of Pictou. The centre of the village (where a bridge crosses the West River) is about 10 km up-stream from the town of Pictou. The Durham Presbyterian Church is located near the bridge on the west side of the river, and the Durham Community Hall (the old school) is on the east side, adjacent to the cemetery.
Haliburton, Nova Scotia
Haliburton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|40|49|N|62|44|42|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Haliburton, Nova Scotia }}
Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia
Pictou Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|39|58|N|62|41|0|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia }}
Pleasant Valley, Pictou County
Pleasant Valley is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County . {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|33|21.21|N|62|46|23.89|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia }}
Loch Broom, Nova Scotia
Loch Broom is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is named after Loch Broom in Scotland. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|38|41.17|N|62|45|6.65|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Loch Broom, Nova Scotia }}
Boat Harbour West 37, Nova Scotia
Boat Harbour West 37 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It is administratively part of the Pictou Landing First Nation. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|38|35.98|N|62|39|59.51|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Boat Harbour West 37, Nova Scotia }}
Fisher's Grant 24, Nova Scotia
Fisher's Grant 24 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It is administratively part of the Pictou Landing First Nation. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|40|26.99|N|62|39|24.9|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Fisher's Grant 24, Nova Scotia }}
Fisher's Grant 24G, Nova Scotia
Fisher's Grant 24G is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It is administratively part of the Pictou Landing First Nation. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|39|19.18|N|62|38|45.97|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Fisher's Grant 24g, Nova Scotia }}
Sylvester, Nova Scotia
Sylvester is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|35|58.66|N|62|46|3.81|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Sylvester, Nova Scotia }}
Mount William, Nova Scotia
Mount William is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Abercrombie, Nova Scotia
Abercrombie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Drummond Mine explosion
The Drummond Mine explosion, also the Drummond Colliery Disaster, was a mining accident that happened in Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia on May 13, 1837. In the 1870s, the Drummond mine was considered Canada's leading colliery. However, small fires were constantly erupting in the coal seams. On May 13, 1873 Fireman Robert McLeod started a small fire with gunpowder on a ledge of coal and attempted to extinguish it in the usual way, with a bucket of water.
Westville Road, Nova Scotia
Westville Road is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|34|30|N|62|41|17|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Westville Road, Nova Scotia }}
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Pictou, Pictou (source)
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