Kidston Island Lighthouse
The Kidston Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Kidston Island, located in the Bras d'Or lakes, in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The original lighthouse on Kidston Island was built in 1875.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Kidston Island east light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexander Graham Bell Museum.
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Museum
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site is a 10-hectare property in Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, overlooking the Bras d'Or Lakes. The site is a unit of Parks Canada, the national park system, and includes the , which contains the largest repository of artifacts and documents from Bell's years of experimental work in Baddeck. Alexander Graham Bell Museum is situated 650 metres northwest of Kidston Island Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baddeck.
Baddeck
Photo: Dr Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baddeck is a pleasant little village of 800 people on the shore of Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. It's a popular spot for boating in the summer and its central location makes it convenient as a base for exploring the island.
Kidston Island Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.09815° or 46° 5′ 53″ northLongitude
-60.74203° or 60° 44′ 31″ westOpen location code
87RX37X5+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 2328908891OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q6405042
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Kidston Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de l’île Kidston”
- French: “Phare de l’île Kidston”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Кидстон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baddeck Community Centre and Baddeck Volonteer Fire Department.
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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 “Kidston Island Lighthouse”. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.