West Amherst Cemetery
West Amherst Cemetery is a cemetery in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. West Amherst Cemetery is situated nearby to the police station Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), as well as near the nature reserve John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chignecto National Wildlife Area and Amherst station.
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 Cemetery.
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 3 km northeast of West Amherst Cemetery.
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 3½ km northeast of West Amherst Cemetery.
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 West Amherst Cemetery.
West Amherst Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Old Buring Ground”
- Category: burial
- Location: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.81458° or 45° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
-64.24253° or 64° 14′ 33″ westOpen location code
87QQRQ74+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 149926775OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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