Amherst
Amherst is a bus station in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Amherst is situated nearby to the police station Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), as well as near the nature reserve Chignecto National Wildlife Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amherst station and Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church.
Amherst station
Railway station
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amherst station is an inter-city railway station in Amherst, Nova Scotia served by Via Rail Ocean train. The station, which opened in 1908, was staffed by Via Rail until October 2012 when the building was closed. Amherst station is situated 2 km northeast of Amherst.
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church
Church
Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church is the largest United Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and is located at 1 Ratchford Street. The church was formed by the union of Trinity Methodist Church and St. Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Amherst.
Chignecto National Wildlife Area
Nature reserve
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chignecto National Wildlife Area is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km south of Amherst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Point de Bute.
Amherst
Photo: Azure, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 9 km north of Amherst.
Amherst
- Type: Bus station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.81929° or 45° 49′ 10″ northLongitude
-64.23335° or 64° 14′ 0″ westOperator
Coach Atlantic GroupNetwork
Maritime BusOpen location code
87QQRQ98+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5856737089OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=bus_stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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