Broughton
Broughton was a former town in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality about 19 kilometers from the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. It was going to be one of Canada's first planned towns, designed to eventually accommodate 10,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Broughton, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cochran Lake and Beaverdam Pond.
Beaverdam Pond
Pond
This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia. Beaverdam Pond is situated 2½ km east of Broughton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Morien.
Port Morien
Village
Port Morien is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the southeastern Cape Breton Island near the rural community Donkin, and six miles from the town of Glace Bay. Port Morien is situated 10 km northeast of Broughton.
Broughton
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.08428° or 46° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
-59.97312° or 59° 58′ 23″ westElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
88R232MG+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1230172478OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Broughton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布洛頓 (新斯科細亞)”
- Dutch: “Broughton, Nova Scotia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بروتون”
- Irish: “Broughton”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Morrison Road and Birch Grove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Allen Lake and Dominion #21 Colliery Birch Grove Park.
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