Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Kings County

Port Williams

Port Williams is a Canadian village in , . It is located on the north bank of the , named after Edward Cornwallis, first governor of Nova Scotia. As of 2021, the population was 1,110.
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  • Type: Village with 1,120 residents
  • Description: village in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Port Williams, Nova Scotia” and “Port Williams, NS”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prescott House Museum and Raymond Field.

Museum
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0.
is a historic house and gardens located in Starr's Point, Nova Scotia which is part of the Nova Scotia Museum. Built between 1812 and 1816 by Charles Ramage Prescott as the centrepiece of his country estate called Acacia Grove, it is one of the best preserved Georgian houses in Canada. is situated 3 km northeast of Port Williams.

Pitch
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is a multi-purpose stadium in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It is the home of the Acadia University Axemen football and soccer teams as well as the Acadia Axewomen soccer and rugby teams. is situated 3½ km east of Port Williams.

School building
is a public high school located in Wolfville Ridge, , . It succeeded Horton District High School. As of 2024, the school principal is Jodye Routledge. is situated 3 km south of Port Williams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolfville and Gaspereau.

Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 4,200 people in the region of , . It lies on the . It is home to Acadia University.

Hamlet
Photo: James Ellison, CC BY 2.0.
is a rural community in the Canadian province of , located in . It is located about 3 km south of the town of on the River. is situated 6 km southeast of Port Williams.

Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in the region of . The town is mostly known for the National Historic Site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Landscape of .

Port Williams

Latitude
45.098° or 45° 5′ 53″ north
Longitude
-64.41001° or 64° 24′ 36″ west
Population
1,120
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA PWI
Open location code
87QQ3HXQ+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3624185643
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6112057
Wiki­data ID
Q7231043
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Port Williams” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورت ويليامز”
  • Chinese: “威廉姆斯港 (新斯科舍省)”
  • Chinese: “威廉斯港”
  • Dutch: “Port Williams, Nova Scotia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورت ويليامز”
  • Polish: “Port Williams”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Williams, Alba Nuadh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port Williams”
  • Spanish: “Port Williams (Nueva Escocia)”
  • Spanish: “Port Williams”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Port Williams United Baptist Church and Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port Williams”. Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY 4.0.