Peggys Point Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michel Rathwell, CC BY 2.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Peggy Coves Lighthouse”, “Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse”, “Peggy’s Point Lighthouse”, and “phare de Peggy’s Cove”
- Address: 185 Peggys Point Road, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia B3Z 3S1
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include William E. deGarthe Provincial Park and William deGarthe Art Gallery.
William deGarthe Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Shellysimpson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
William deGarthe Art Gallery is situated 400 metres northeast of Peggys Point Lighthouse.
Indian Harbour light
Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Indian Harbour light is a lighthouse, which is situated 4 km northwest of Peggys Point Lighthouse.
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.
Peggys Point Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.49182° or 44° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-63.91868° or 63° 55′ 7″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
87PRF3RJ+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 358581448OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
10109454Wikidata ID
Q1821453
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Peggys Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de la pointe Peggys”
- French: “phare de Peggy Coves”
- French: “phare de Peggy’s Cove”
- French: “Phare de Peggy’s Cove”
- German: “Leuchtturm Peggy’s Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Пеггис-Пойнт”
- Spanish: “Faro Peggys Point”
- Turkish: “Peggys Point Lighthouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Peggys Cove Preservation Area and Indian Harbour.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Sou’Wester and Hags on the Hill.
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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 “Peggys Point Lighthouse”. Photo: Michel Rathwell, CC BY 2.0.