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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- 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.
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.
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″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
87PMQ774+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1319610656OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“North Head” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “North Head, New Brunswick”
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