Searchlight Emplacement
Searchlight Emplacement is a ruins in Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia. Searchlight Emplacement is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Fort Ives Platform, as well as near the disaster remains Schooner Gertrude de Costa (1950).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prince of Wales Tower and Pier 21.
Prince of Wales Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Pier 21
Museum
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pier 21 is a former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada. Pier 21 is situated 2½ km northwest of Searchlight Emplacement.
Scotiabank Centre
Stadium
Photo: Bryson109, Public domain.
Scotiabank Centre is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Street, at the corner of Duke Street and Carmichael Street, at the foot of Citadel Hill. Scotiabank Centre is situated 4 km northwest of Searchlight Emplacement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Colby Village.
North End
Locality
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 northwest of Searchlight Emplacement.
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 6 km northeast of Searchlight Emplacement.
Hydrostone
Neighborhood
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. Hydrostone is situated 7 km northwest of Searchlight Emplacement.
Searchlight Emplacement
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.62262° or 44° 37′ 21″ northLongitude
-63.54234° or 63° 32′ 32″ westOpen location code
87PRJFF5+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 5896580807OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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