Point Cross
Point Cross is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. The area was named Point Cross, or Pointe a la Croix, after the first settlers erected a cross there.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is also known as “Point Cross, Nova Scotia”
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chéticamp and Petit Étang.
Chéticamp
Chéticamp is a village of 4,000 people on the coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
Point Cross
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Latitude
46.57997° or 46° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude
-61.02282° or 61° 1′ 22″ west
Open location code
87RWHXHG+XV
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
“Point Cross” goes by many names.
Point Cross, Nova ScotiaDutch
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