West Amherst
West Amherst is a village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. West Amherst is situated nearby to the locality Southgate Village, as well as near the village Fort Lawrence.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amherst station and Chignecto National Wildlife Area.
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 2½ km northeast of West 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 2½ km south of West 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 3 km northeast of West Amherst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Point de Bute.
Amherst
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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 West Amherst.
West Amherst
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.816° or 45° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
-64.24084° or 64° 14′ 27″ westOpen location code
87QQRQ85+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 6234679379OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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