Back Centre

Back Centre is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as: “Back Centre, Nova Scotia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

Museum

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is a museum in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, operating seasonally from mid-May through mid-October. The museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is situated 4 km east of Back Centre.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

Church

Photo: Michael Stokes, CC BY 2.0.

The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The church is the home of the oldest active Lutheran congregation in Canada. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is situated 4 km east of Back Centre.

St. John’s Anglican Church

Church

Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. John's Anglican Church was the first church established in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the second Church of England built in Nova Scotia, and is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in present-day Canada. St. John’s Anglican Church is situated 4 km east of Back Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.

Lunenburg

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.

Mahone Bay

Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0.

Mahone Bay is a village of 1,000 people along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County. Situated on the northwest shore of its namesake bay, it is a long-standing picturesque tourist destination.

Back Centre

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.36878° or 44° 22′ 8″ north

Longitude

-64.35894° or 64° 21′ 32″ west

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

87PQ9J9R+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6219869888

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

5888934

Wikidata ID

Q4839074

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Satellite Map

Discover Back Centre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Back Centre” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Back Centre, Nova Scotia”
Scottish Gaelic: “Back Centre, Alba Nuadh”
Scottish Gaelic: “Back Centre”

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