Dorchester Island
Dorchester Island is a cape in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Dorchester Island is situated nearby to the locality Dorchester Cape, as well as near Beaumont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dorchester Penitentiary and Petitcodiac River.
Dorchester Penitentiary
Prison
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dorchester Penitentiary is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick. It shares a property with Westmorland Institution and Shepody Healing Centre.
Petitcodiac River
Photo: SamuelWantman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petitcodiac River is a river located in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada. Local tourist businesses often refer to it as the "chocolate river" due to its distinctive brown mud floor and brown waters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Woodhurst.
Dorchester
Town
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorchester is a community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The community became part of the new town of Tantramar in the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.
Woodhurst
Locality
Woodhurst is an unincorporated community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in Southeastern New Brunswick, to the southeast of Moncton. Woodhurst is part of Greater Moncton.
Dorchester Island
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in New Brunswick, Canada
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.88629° or 45° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
-64.54045° or 64° 32′ 26″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
87QQVFP5+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 1622570906OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dorchester Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dorchester Island”
- Dutch: “Dorchester Island”
- Swedish: “Dorchester Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dorchester Cape and Beaumont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canada Post and Dorchester Memorial Public Library.
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