North Head
North Head is a community on the island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick. Formerly a separate village, it was amalgamated into the newly formed village of Grand Manan in 1995. North Head is the southern terminus of the Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry.- Type: Suburb with 711 residents
- Description: urban community in New Brunswick, Canada
- Also known as: “North Head, New Brunswick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swallowtail Lighthouse.
Swallowtail Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Jake Wellington, CC BY 2.0.
The Swallowtail Lighthouse is a Canadian lighthouse located on Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy. It was the first lighthouse to be built on the island. It was first lit on 7 July 1860 and was automated and de-staffed in 1986.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whale Cove and Grand Manan Island.
Whale Cove
Suburb
Whale Cove is a cove on Grand Manan Island in North Head, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the northern part of the island, on the Bay of Fundy, near North Head. The cove's once busy fishing wharf was destroyed in the Groundhog gale of 1976.
Grand Manan Island
Photo: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.
Grand Manan is a beautiful island, made up of several small fishing communities. Its permanent population of 2,565 swells significantly in the summer, but you can easily find privacy.
North Head
- Categories: urban-type settlement and locality
- Location: Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.76368° or 44° 45′ 49″ northLongitude
-66.74359° or 66° 44′ 37″ westPopulation
711Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
87PMQ774+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1319610656OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6090129Wikidata ID
Q7055574
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In Other Languages
“North Head” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “North Head, New Brunswick”
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