Goat Island
Goat Island is an islet in Saint John County, New Brunswick. Goat Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Simms Corner, as well as near Milford.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Brunswick Museum and Reversing Falls.
New Brunswick Museum
Museum
Photo: Cusack5239, CC0.
The New Brunswick Museum, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada's oldest continuing museum. The New Brunswick Museum was incorporated as the "Provincial Museum" in 1929 and received its current name in 1930, but its history goes back much further.
Reversing Falls
Rapids
Photo: Hinto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where the river runs through a narrow gorge before emptying into the Bay of Fundy.
Reversing Falls Railway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Hinto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Reversing Falls Railway Bridge is the name given to two different steel truss bridges crossing the Saint John River at the same location in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort La Tour and Saint John.
Saint John
Photo: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint John is the second-largest city in the New Brunswick. Canada's oldest incorporated city, Saint John's population is approximately 70,000. It routinely plays host to cruise ships and individual tourists from all over North America.
South Bay
Suburb
Saint John is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated city, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of George III. South Bay is situated 4½ km west of Goat Island.
Goat Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Saint John West, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint John County, New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.26698° or 45° 16′ 1″ northLongitude
-66.091° or 66° 5′ 28″ westOpen location code
87QM7W85+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 136236452OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5962324Wikidata ID
Q22353044
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goat Island”
- French: “Goat Island”
- Swedish: “Goat Island”
- Turkish: “Goat Adası”
- Turkish: “Goat Island”
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Localities in the Area
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