BIRDING SITES OF NOVA SCOTIA
 GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY
INFORMATION WEB LINKS


This web page, an aid to travel and vacation planning
within Guysborough County in Nova Scotia,
supports and augments the
Birding Sites of Nova Scotia guidebook.

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Parks & Protected Areas
Cultural Heritage Attractions
Lighthouses
Author's Guysborough County Recommendations
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Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Tourism & Orientation Web Sites

Map of Guysborough County  &  Map of County Birding Sites & Routes
Canso Peninsula Tourism Site
Marine Drive Scenic Travelway
Tor Bay (Canso Peninsula) boat charter information
 


Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
A) Marine Drive (west of Canso Peninsula), west to east:
A1 Marie Joseph Provincial Park
A2 Liscomb Peninsula, including:
Junction of Hwy 7 & West Liscomb Point Road
Liscomb Point
Aerial View of Liscomb Peninsula
A3 Liscomb Island & Redman Head, including:
Liscomb Island
Junction of Hwy 7 & Little Liscomb Road (to Redman Head)
Redman Head
A4 St. Mary’s River Estuary, including:
Junction of Hwy 7 & 4th Street in Sherbrooke (leading to Sonora Road & Sonora)
Sonora
Wine Harbour
Junction of Route 211 & Sonora Road (in Port Hilford)
A5 Sherbrooke Provincial Park
A6 Cape Mocodome, including:
Junction of Route 211 & road to Fisherman's Harbour
end of road at Fisherman's Harbour
Cape Mocodome
  (& Aerial View of Cape Mocodome)
A7 Liscomb Lodge Trails  &  Trails Map  &  Descriptions
A8 Port Bickerton Trail  &  Information
A9 Goose Island (& Aerial View) &  Country Island
B) Canso Peninsula
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
B1  Lundy’s Firetower Road (junction with Larry's River Road)
B2  Tor Bay Provincial Park, including:
Junction of Route 316 and Tor Bay Branch Road
Tor Bay Provincial Park entrance
  Aerial View of Berry Head
B3  Little Harbour trail -- Trailhead  &  Little Harbour
B4  Lookoff Trail (Twin Lakes Road)  &  Trail Map,  DescriptionDetailed Information
B5 Tor Bay, including:
Junction of Route 316 & Tor Bay Branch Road
Junction of Route 316 & Cole Harbour Village Road
Junction of Route 316 & Whitehead Road
Aerial View of Tor Bay
B6  Queensport “Road” Trail (Bonnet Lake Barrens trail), including:
northern trailhead on Hwy 16 (Queensport)
southern trailhead on Route 316 (Cole Harbour)
Trail MapDescription, & Detailed Information
Aerial View of Bonnet Lake Barrens
B7 Dover Day-Use Park  &  Trail Map, Description, &  Detailed Information
B8 Town of Canso, including:
Durrells Island
Government Wharf
Glasgow Head  &  Betsy's Beach  &  Aerial View of area
B9 Grassy Island National Historic Site (and George Island)
Trail MapDescription, & Detailed Information  & Aerial View of Grassy Island
B10 Chapel Gully Trail & Trail MapDescription, & Detailed Information
C) Milford Haven River & Guysborough Harbour, including:
Aerial View of  Milford Haven River & Guysborough Harbour
Hwy 16 -- Bridge over the Salmon River
Hwy 16 -- Cooks Cove
Hwy 16 -- Boylston Provincial Park (entrance)
Junction of Hwy 16 & road* along south shore of Milford Haven River
Junction of road* & Cross Road  (Guysborough Intervale)
Junction of road* & Afton Road  (West Intervale)
Junction of Afton Road & North River Side Road
Junction of Cross Road & North River Side Road
Junction of North River Side Road, Hwy 16, & East Side Harbour Road
Aerial View of Milford Haven River
East Side Harbour Road at Hadley Cove

* (called either South River Side Road or Antigonish Guysborough Road)
D) Marine Drive north of Canso Peninsula -- Route 344
D1 Clam Harbour Beach - Junction of Route 344 & Clam Harbour Road
D2 Ragged Head Pond - Junction of Route 344 & road to beach  &  Aerial View of pond
D3 St. Francis Harbour -- bridge over St Francis Harbour  &  Aerial View of harbour
D4 Long Beach -- junction of Route 344 & road to beach & Hadleyville Pond  &  Aerial View
D5 King Point -- junction of Route 344 & Carter Road leading to King Point
D6 Cape Argos -- junction of Route 344 & road to Cape Argos & Red Head  &  Aerial View
D7 Eddy Point -- Junction of Route 344 & Sand Point Road to Eddy Point
D8 Englands Lake Reservoir -- Junction of Route 344 & Middleton Road (to reservoir)
D9 Pirate Harbour
D10 Mulgrave  (McNair's Cove)
E) West River St. Mary’s, including:
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
Junction of Hwy 7 & Route 348 (West River Road) (in Melrose)
east junction of Route 348 & Hattie (loop) Road (in Glenelg)
west junction of Route 348 & Hattie (loop) Road
east junction of Route 348 & Lake (loop) Road  (also called Island Road)
west junction of Route 348 & Lake (loop) Road  (also called Island Road)
Bridge over West River St. Mary's (in Lower Caledonia)
Marsh, 1.5 km east of road junction in Caledonia
Junction of Route 348 & Cameron Settlement Road (in Caledonia)
Junction of Cameron Settlement Road & road to Long John Lake  &  Long John Lake
Junction of Cameron Settlement Road & Route 374
Junction of Route 374 & "Trafalgar Road" (in Trafalgar)
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Weather & Tides Web Sites
WEATHER
Town of Guysborough inland weather forecast
Malay Falls inland weather forecast  (just west of Guys. Co.)
Port Hawkesbury inland weather forecast  (just north of Guys. Co.)
Forchu marine weather forecast
TIDE TIMES - ATLANTIC OCEAN (north to south)
Auld's Cove (Canso Causeway) tide time  &  locator map
Sand Point tide time locator map
Guysborough Harbour tide time  locator map
Canso Harbour tide time locator map
Whitehead tide time  &  locator map
Larry's River (Tor Bay Provincial Park) tide time  locator map
Port Bickerton tide time  locator map
Sherbrooke tide time  locator map
Liscomb Harbour tide time  locator map
Marie Joseph tide time  locator map
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Trails Web Sites
Site A7 - Liscomb Lodge (Liscomb Mills) Trails -- Locator MapTrails Map  &  Descriptions
Site A8 - Port Bickerton Trail --  Locator Map  &  Information
Site B4 - Lookoff Trail (a.k.a. Twin Lakes Road) -- Locator Map,  Trail Map,  Description,
Detailed Information
 Site B6 - Queensport Road Trail -- Locator Map, Trail MapDescription, & Detailed Information
 Site B7 - Dover Day-Use Park Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map, Description, &  Detailed Information
 Site B9 - Grassy Island Trail -- Locator MapTrail MapDescription, & Detailed Information
Aerial View of Grassy Island
 Site B10 - Chapel Gull Trail -- Locator MapTrail MapDescription, & Detailed Information
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Parks & Protected Areas Web Sites
Country Island Complex "Important Bird Area"
Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area (Canso Peninsula)
Indian Man Lake Nature Reserve
Alder Grounds Wilderness Area
Boggy Lake Wilderness Area
The Big Bog Wilderness Area
Liscomb River Wilderness Area
Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area
Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area
Boylston Provincial Park, near Town of Guysborough
Tor Bay Provincial Park, Port Felix Bay, Atlantic Coast
Salsman Provincial Park, inner Country Harbour, Atlantic Coast
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Cultural Heritage Attraction Web Sites
Stan Rogers Folk Festival (Town of Canso)
Canso Islands (Grassy Island) National Historic Site (Town of Canso)
Whitman House Museum (Town of Canso)
Sherbrooke Village Living History Museum
Port Bickerton Lighthouse & Interpretive Centre  &  locator map
Old Court House Museum, Town of Guysborough
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Web Sites (east to west)
 Eddy Point Lighthouse  [no longer standing] & locator map (former)
Guysborough (Harbour) Lighthouse  &  locator map
Queensport Lighthouse &  locator map
 Canso Range Lights locator map
Cranberry Islands Lighthouse  &  locator map
 White Head Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Three Top Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Hog Island (Port Felix) Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Charlos Harbour Range Lights  &  locator map
Berry Head Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Country Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Isaac's Harbour Lighthouse  locator map
Fisherman's Harbour Lighthouse  &  locator map
Port Bickerton Lighthouse  &  locator map
Liscomb Island Lighthouse  locator map
 
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
Author's Recommendations
Seawind Landing Inn (Charlos Cove in Tor Bay)





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