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Touring Purcells Cove
Purcells Cove in Nova Scotia is a town located in Canada about 594 mi (or 956 km) east of Ottawa, the country's capital place.
Time in Purcells Cove is now 10:13 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Halifax with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Purcells Cove, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Canada is Halifax / Stanfield International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Canada is Old Town Lunenburg in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), South. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Machias and Houlton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 69% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
6°C (44 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Moore Suites at Salter's Gate
ATLANTICA HOTEL HALIFAX
Delta Hotels Barrington
The Hollis Halifax - a DoubleTree Suites by Hilton
The Prince George Hotel
Halliburton House Inn
Moore Suites at The Mary Ann
THE LORD NELSON HOTEL AND SUITES
Four Points by Sheraton Halifax
SeaWatch Bed and Breakfast
Videos from this area
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Visit Halifax, Nova Scotia
Meet in Halifax! http://www.destinationhalifax.com/conventions Rich with Maritime culture and exciting history, Halifax Nova Scotia is the ideal venue for meetings, conventions and corporate...
Halifax 1969 Pt. 2
Halifax in the late 1960's on a 8mm video camera. Shot sometime around April 1969.
University of King's College. Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada's oldest university. Learn from the past. Shape the future.
Maritime Museum, Halifax - Canada HD Travel Channel
Maritime Museum, Halifax, Canada http://www.myvideomedia.de English see below [dt.] Viele Kanada-Reisende lassen sich einen Besuch im Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax nicht entgehen.
Sing With Rajaton Festival - Halifax - Butterfly
Closing Performance of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation's Sing With Rajaton Festival Halifax, NS March 7, 2010 Includes 500 plus youth and adult singers and Rajaton.
#TimelapseTuesday (S02E01): Halifax At Night
Welcome back to #TimelapseTuesday For the Season 2 Premier, we take a look at what Halifax looks like once the sun has gone down! Stay tuned for 2 more episodes coming soon this winter!
The Halifax Parade Of Lights (03of12)
See the full post with all the videos and photos here. http://thevisionaryfolkphotographer.com/2013/11/18/the-halifax-parade-of-lights/ Filmed by Daniel J Towsey, The Visionary Folk Photographe...
2013 Halifax Pride Parade
http://www.bellstaekwondo.com A 120 degree view of the Highlights from the 2013 Halifax Pride Parade as recorded on the HDR-AS15 Sony Action Cam.
Canadian Navy Sea King Helicopter 426 Circling Halifax Harbour
see http://thevisionaryfolkphotographer.com/2013/07/09/halifax-waterfront/
#TimelapseTuesday (S01E06) : Halifax Harbour
Last week, we saw what traffic around campus looks like ( watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qyZVF1FaiI ) so this week, we decided to see what traffic in the harbour looks like!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Point Pleasant Park
Point Pleasant Park is a large, partially forested municipal park at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula. It once hosted several artillery batteries, and still contains the Prince of Wales Tower - the oldest Martello tower in North America (1796). The park is a popular recreational spot for Haligonians, as it hosts forest walks and affords views across the harbour and out toward the Atlantic. Plays are performed in the park every summer by the Shakespeare by the Sea theatre company.
Atlantic School of Theology
The Atlantic School of Theology (AST) is a Canadian ecumenical university which provides "graduate level theological education and research, and in formation for Christian ministries, lay and ordained, in church and society, primarily in Atlantic Canada". It is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and its current enrollment is 170 students. The current Dean is the Reverend. Dr. Jody Clarke and the current president is the Reverend Canon Eric B. Beresford.
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS) is a yacht club located on the Northwest Arm of Halifax Harbour in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Huskies Stadium
The Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is host to Saint Mary's Huskies. It has a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achieveable via temporary seating, but the actual permanent seating is only 4000. It was built in 1970. It has hosted many Canadian Interuniversity Sport Atlantic & Uteck Bowl national semi-final football games.
Loyola Residence Tower
The Loyola Residence Tower (also known as the Ignatius Loyola Residence) in Halifax, Canada is a residence of Saint Mary's University and was completed in 1971. It is located on the main campus and stands at 67 meters. It accommodates up to 434 students on 22 floors. It is notable as the home of the Burke-Gaffney Observatory, part of the university's Department of Astronomy and Physics. The building also houses the St. Mary's University Art Gallery, which is situated on the ground floor.
Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia
Purcell's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia Canada on the west side of Halifax Harbour from the Northwest Arm to Ferguson's Cove along Route 253 . The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area is B3P.
Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia
Ferguson's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Route 253. The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area are B3V.
Connaught Battery
Connaught Battery is a World War I era harbour defence battery located north of York Redoubt at Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. It took its name from the then Governor General of Canada, the Duke of Connaught, who was Queen Victoria's third son.