Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion is a memorial in Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia. Halifax Explosion is situated nearby to CSS Acadia, as well as near the playground The Submarine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMCS Sackville and Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
HMCS Sackville
Photo: Bryson109, Public domain.
HMCS Sackville is a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel. She is now a museum ship located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the last surviving Flower-class corvette.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Museum
Photo: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0.
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The museum is a member institution of the Nova Scotia Museum and is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada with a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 70 small craft and a steamship: the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913.
Dominion Public Building
Government office
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dominion Public Building is an Art Deco-style office building located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Completed in 1936, it served as the central post office for the City of Halifax and housed various other government offices. Dominion Public Building is situated 160 metres west of Halifax Explosion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Halifax Explosion.
Tufts Cove
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tufts Cove is an urban neighbourhood in the community of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the North End of Dartmouth. Tufts Cove is situated 3½ km northwest of Halifax Explosion.
Halifax Explosion
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.64778° or 44° 38′ 52″ northLongitude
-63.57006° or 63° 34′ 12″ westOpen location code
87PRJCXH+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6697473985OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CSS Acadia and The Submarine.
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