Petries Ledge
Petries Ledge is a ledge in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Petries Ledge is situated nearby to the village New Victoria, as well as near Victoria Mines.Places of Interest
Highlights include Flat Point Light and Waterford Lake.
Flat Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Low Point Lighthouse is an historic Canadian lighthouse marking the eastern entrance to Sydney Harbour at New Victoria, Nova Scotia, near New Waterford, Nova Scotia.
Waterford Lake
Reservoir
Waterford Lake is the main water supply for New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the scene of the beginning of the "battle of New Waterford" during the coal mine strikes of 1925 that occurred as part of the 1920s-era Cape Breton labour Wars. Waterford Lake is situated 2½ km southeast of Petries Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Waterford and North Sydney.
New Waterford
Town
New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. New Waterford is situated 4½ km east of Petries Ledge.
North Sydney
Photo: Michel Rathwell, CC BY 2.0.
North Sydney is a community of 5,700 people on the eastern shore of Cape Breton Island on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. It is mostly a service centre for the ferry traffic to Newfoundland with a number of restaurants and motels.
Petries Ledge
- Type: Ledge
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.25931° or 46° 15′ 34″ northLongitude
-60.1458° or 60° 8′ 45″ westOpen location code
87RX7V53+PMGeoNames ID
6103569
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Victoria and Victoria Mines.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flat Point and Petries Point.
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