Shearwater

Shearwater is an unincorporated Nova Scotia suburban community in the Halifax Regional Municipality between Woodside and Eastern Passage occupied by Shearwater heliport.

Type: Village with 1,550 residents
Description: neighbourhood in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as: “Shearwater, Nova Scotia”
Neighbors: Dartmouth

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shearwater Aviation Museum and Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

Shearwater Aviation Museum

Museum

The Shearwater Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at CFB Shearwater in Shearwater, Nova Scotia. The museum acquires, conserves, organizes, researches and interprets to Canadian Forces personnel and the public at large for their study, education and enjoyment, artifacts and documents which exemplify the history of Canadian maritime military aviation.

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Museum

Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration. The museum occupies part of Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is situated 3½ km west of Shearwater.

Halifax Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Brian, CC BY 2.0.

Halifax station is an inter-city railway terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, operated by Via Rail. Halifax Railway Station is situated 4 km west of Shearwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colby Village and Cole Harbour.

Colby Village

Suburb

Colby Village is a subdivision of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, notable for being the home of Sidney Crosby and Bissett Park. There are four schools located in Colby Village: Colby Village Elementary, Caldwell Road Elementary, Astral Drive Elementary, and Astral Drive Junior High. Colby Village is situated 4½ km northeast of Shearwater.

Cole Harbour

Town

Photo: Coastal Elite, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dartmouth is a city in the Halifax Region of Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has the nickname the "City of Lakes" due to its large number of lakes. Cole Harbour is situated 5 km northeast of Shearwater.

North End

Suburb

Photo: Citobun, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of Downtown Halifax. North End is situated 6 km west of Shearwater.

Shearwater

Categories: General Service Area and locality
Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.63333° or 44° 38′ north

Longitude

-63.52068° or 63° 31′ 14″ west

Population

1,550

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

87PRJFMH+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6061100865

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

13589154

Wikidata ID

Q7492213

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Shearwater” goes by many names.

French: “Shearwater”
Japanese: “シェアウォーター”
Turkish: “Shearwater”
Urdu: “شیرواٹر، نووا اسکوٹیا”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Imperoyal and CFB Shearwater.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shearwater Pool and Shearwater Fitness & Sports Centre.

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