Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Pictou County

Riverton

Riverton is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of , located in . Riverton is on the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway freight-only railway line.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Riverton, Nova Scotia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stellarton and New Glasgow.

Town
Photo: Ann Baekken, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the province of , Canada. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of . In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Mines. is situated 3½ km north of Riverton.

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is a town in , in the province of , Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into , a sub-basin of the .

Riverton

Latitude
45.52809° or 45° 31′ 41″ north
Longitude
-62.67432° or 62° 40′ 28″ west
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
87QVG8HG+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2453650912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6122749
Wiki­data ID
Q7338668
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Riverton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Riverton, Nova Scotia”
  • Irish: “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh”
  • Irish: “Riverton”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh, Alba Nuadh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh, Siorrachd Phiogto”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh, Siorramachd Phiogto”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh”
  • “Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh”
  • “Riverton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stellarton Reservoir and Plymouth Community Centre.

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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 “Riverton”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.