BIRDING SITES OF NOVA SCOTIA
  RICHMOND COUNTY
INFORMATION WEB LINKS


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

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Tourism Information & Orientation
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
County Updates
Weather & Tides
Trails
Parks & Protected Areas
Cultural Heritage Attractions
Lighthouses
Author's Richmond County Recommendations
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Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Tourism & Orientation Web Sites

Map of Richmond County  &  Map showing Birding Sites
Richmond County Tourism
Cape Breton Island Tourism
Isle Madame Page
Fleur-de-lis Scenic Drive
Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive
Town of Port Hawkesbury
Map of Isle Madame
Chapel Island First Nation
 


Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
A) Mainland Richmond County (west to east)
A1  West Bay Road, including:
West terminus, in Cleveland
Dundee estuary  &  Aerial View
Start of Pringle Mountain Trail  &  Trail Map  &  Description
Junction of West Bay Road & road to Cape George
Junction of West Bay Road & road to shore of St. Peters Inlet
A2 Little River Reservoir -- Trailhead  &  Aerial View
A3  River Bourgeois, including:
Junction of Hwy 4 & Grand Gully Road
Grand Gully (Grand Goulet)
Church Point
Junction of Grand Gully Road & North Side Road
Junction of North Side Road & Hwy 4
Junction of Hwy 4 & South Side Road
Junction of South Side Road & Richards Pond Road
Cordeau Point
Aerial View of River Bourgeois
A4 St. Peter’s Rail-Trail & Battery Provincial Park  &  Trail Map  &  Description
A5 Beauvais Lake Trail  &  Trail Map  &  Description
A6 Point Michaud Provincial Park -- Entrance  &  Aerial View
Provisional Point Michaud Species' List  (PDF file)
A7  Eastern Richmond County & Loch Lomond, including:
Junction of Rte 247 & St. Peters Fourchu Road
Duncans Lake
Junction of St. Peters Fourchu Road & Loch Lomond Road
Head of Loch Lomond  &  Aerial View of Loch Lomond
Junction of Loch Lomond Road & Stirling Road
Middle River - Framboise Wilderness Area
Junction of Stirling Road & St. Peters Fourchu Road
Junction of St. Peters Fourchu Road & Crooked Lake Road (leading to Red Cape)
Fullers River bridge  &  Aerial View
Junction of St. Peters Fourchu Road & Fourchu Road (to Fourchu Head)
Fourchu Head  &  Aerial View
A8 Irish Cove Provincial Park
B) Isle Madame
Provisional Isle Madame Species' List  (PDF file)
B1 Lennox Passage Provincial Park
B2  Lennox Ferry Road / Lochside Road, including:
Junction of Rte 320 & Lennox Ferry Road
Junction of Lennox Ferry Road & Lochside Road
Junction of Lennox Ferry Road & Rte 206
Junction of Lochside Road & Rte 320
B3 “Doyle’s Road” Trail
B4  Cap La Ronde, including:
Cape La Ronde & Latimers Pond
Maughers Pond (ignore Mapquest "Atlantic Ocean" designation)
Petit Nez (Little Nose)
Aerial View of Cap La Ronde
B5 Pondville Beach Provincial Park
B6 Petit-de-Grat Island  &  Aerial View
B7 Cape Auguet, including:
Junction of Lower Road & Cape Auguet Road
Marache Point
Junction of Cape Auguet Road & road to Presqu'ile Cove
 Presqu'ile Cove
Cape Auguet
Aerial View of Cape Auguet
B8 Crichton Island, including:
Junction of Rte 206 & road to Crichton Island
Aerial View of Crichton Island
B9  Janvrin Island, including:
Junction of Rte 206 & Port Royal Road
St. Marys Harbour
Mussel Island
Delorier Island  &  Aerial View
Janvrin Island  &  Aerial View
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Weather & Tides Web Sites
WEATHER
Town of Port Hawkesbury inland weather forecast
Village of St. Peter's inland weather forecast
Fourchu Head inland weather forecast
Fourchu marine weather forecast
TIDE TIMES - MAINLAND CAPE BRETON (east to west)
Fourchu tide time  &  locator map
 St. Peters Bay tide time  &  locator map 
Port Hawkesbury tide time  &  locator map 
TIDE TIMES - ISLE MADAME
Arichat tide times  &  locator map
 Petit-de-Grat tide times  &  locator map
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Trails Web Sites
Beauvais Lake Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
 Pringle Mountain Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map & Description
 St. Peter's Rail-trail -- Locator MapTrail Map & Description
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Parks & Protected Areas Web Sites
Battery Provincial Park
Middle River-Framboise Wilderness Area
Basque Islands & Point Michaud Important Bird Area
"Rocks off Fourchu Head" Important Bird Area
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Cultural Heritage Attraction Web Sites
St. Peter's Canal National Historic Site  &  (secondary site)  (village of St. Peter's)
Nicolas Denys Museum  (village of St. Peter's)
MacAskill House Musuem (village of St. Peter's)
Celtic Colours International Festival  (October, island-wide)
LeNoir Forge Museum  (Arichat, Isle Madame)
"La Picasse" Acadian Cultural Community Centre (Isle-Madame) (en français)
Point Tupper Heritage Association Museum  (Point Tupper) 
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Web Sites
Bras d'Or Lake (north to south)
 Cape George (Bras d'Or Lake) Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Gregory Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Mainland Cape Breton (east to west)
Fourchu Head Lighthouse  &  locator map
Jerome Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
River Bourgeois (Inlet) Lighthouse  &  locator map
Isle Madame (north to south)
Grandique Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
Jerseyman Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Marache Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Green Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
 
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
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