Amherst, N. S.
Amherst, N. S. is a meteorological station in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Amherst, N. S. is situated nearby to the hamlet Point de Bute.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Beauséjour.
Fort Beauséjour
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Fort Beauséjour, renamed Fort Cumberland in 1755, is a large, five-bastioned fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto in eastern Canada, a neck of land connecting the present-day province of New Brunswick with that of Nova Scotia. Fort Beauséjour is situated 2½ km northwest of Amherst, N. S..
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Point de Bute.
Amherst
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Amherst is a city of 9,400 people in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Amherst is the county seat and largest population centre in the Cumberland region.
Point de Bute
Hamlet
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Point de Bute or Pointe de Bute is an area in ward five of the town of Tantramar in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The former local service district of Pointe de Bute took its name from the community but used a different spelling. Point de Bute is situated 6 km north of Amherst, N. S..
Tantramar
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Tantramar is a small border town southeastern New Brunswick. Named after the nearby Tantramar Marshes around the Bay of Funday, Tantramar was formed via the amalgamation of the town of Sackville, village of Dorchester, and the surrounding rural areas.
Amherst, N. S.
- Type: Meteorological station
- Location: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.85° or 45° 51′ northLongitude
-64.26667° or 64° 16′ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)ICAO airport code
CWAHOpen location code
87QQRPXM+X8GeoNames ID
6295723
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