Hermans Island

Hermans Island is a village in Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Hermans Island is situated nearby to the village Sunnybrook, as well as near Martins Brook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hillcrest Cemetery and Lunenburg Academy.

Hillcrest Cemetery

Cemetery

The Hillcrest Cemetery is the oldest protestant cemetery in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and one of the oldest in Canada. The cemetery is adjacent to the Lunenburg Academy. Hillcrest Cemetery is situated 4 km south of Hermans Island.

Lunenburg Academy

Building

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lunenburg Academy is a historic school building located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Constructed in 1895 to replace a building that had been destroyed by fire, the academy operated as a school from 1895 until 2012, when the Town of Lunenburg took over the property. Lunenburg Academy is situated 4 km south of Hermans Island.

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.

Martins Point

Village

Martins Point is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. There are various waterfronts down the many side roads of Martins Point. The two other communities surrounding Martins Point are Western Shore and Martins River. Martins Point is situated 10 km north of Hermans Island.

Hermans Island

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.41392° or 44° 24′ 50″ north

Longitude

-64.32607° or 64° 19′ 34″ west

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

87PQCM7F+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6219839785

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

5974182

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