Second Peninsula
Second Peninsula is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. Ranger Joseph Gorham owned 300 acres of land at Lunenburg: land still named Gorham Point at the end of present-day Second…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: human settlement and peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Second Peninsula, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lunenburg Opera House and Lunenburg Town Hall.
Lunenburg Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lunenburg Opera House is a building within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1907, the land needed to build the Opera House was purchased by the Rising Sun Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows from C. Lunenburg Opera House is situated 3 km south of Second Peninsula.
Lunenburg Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lunenburg Town Hall is situated 3 km south of Second Peninsula.
Knaut–Rhuland House
Historic building
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knaut–Rhuland House is a historic 18th-century house in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as well as a Provincially Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act. Knaut–Rhuland House is situated 3 km south of Second Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.
Lunenburg
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Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.
Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay is a village of 1,000 people along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County. Situated on the northwest shore of its namesake bay, it is a long-standing picturesque tourist destination.
Second Peninsula
- Categories: human settlement and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Second Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Second Peninsula”
- Dutch: “Second Peninsula, Nova Scotia”
- Dutch: “Second Peninsula”
- Romanian: “Second Peninsula, Nova Scotia”
- Swedish: “Second Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Second Peninsula Provincial Park and Back Shore.
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