West Dover
West Dover, is a coastal fishing community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. West Dover is situated between Peggy's Cove and East Dover on Highway 333.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 180 residents
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “West Dover, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peggys Point Lighthouse and William E. deGarthe Provincial Park.
Peggys Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michel Rathwell, CC BY 2.0.
Peggys Point Lighthouse, also known as Peggys Cove Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse and an iconic Canadian image. Located within Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, it is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the province and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. Peggys Point Lighthouse is situated 4 km west of West Dover.
William E. deGarthe Provincial Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
William E. deGarthe Provincial Park is situated 3½ km west of West Dover.
Big Lake
Lake
Big Lake is a rural community and lake of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. Big Lake is situated 3½ km north of West Dover.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peggy’s Cove.
Peggy’s Cove
Photo: Eric Raymond Lanning, CC BY 3.0.
Peggy's Cove is a hamlet and popular tourist spot in Nova Scotia. It is both bleak and picturesque with its historic and still-used lighthouse standing watch over the village and the granite rocks and cliffs.
West Dover
- Categories: General Service Area and locality
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.49265° or 44° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
-63.87036° or 63° 52′ 13″ westPopulation
180Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
87PRF4VH+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4569770445OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6178564Wikidata ID
Q7984982
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“West Dover” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “West Dover”
- Turkish: “West Dover”
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