Lighthouse Route
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The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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It follows the province's South Shore
South Shore (Nova Scotia)
The South Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. Although it has no formal identity and is variously defined by geographic, county and other political boundaries, it is generally understood as the Atlantic coast running southwest from Halifax Harbour to the end of Shelburne County...

 for 339 km (210.6 mi) from Halifax to Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...

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Numbered

  • Trunk 3
  • Highway 103
    Nova Scotia Highway 103
    Highway 103 is an east-west highway in Nova Scotia that runs from Halifax to Yarmouth.The highway follows a route of approximately 300 km along the province's South Shore region fronting the Atlantic coast. The route parallels its predecessor, local Trunk 3...

  • Route 309
    Nova Scotia Route 309
    Route 309 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Shelburne County and connects Barrington at Trunk 3/Highway 103 with Clyde River at Trunk 3/Highway 103.-Communities:*Barrington*Coffinscroft*Villagedale...

  • Route 329
    Nova Scotia Route 329
    Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3.It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula.-Communities:*East River...

  • Route 330
    Nova Scotia Route 330
    Route 330 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Shelburne County and connects Barrington Passage at Trunk 3 with Clark's Harbour....

  • Route 331
    Nova Scotia Route 331
    Route 331 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located on the province's South Shore, connecting East Medway at Highway 103 with Bridgewater at Route 325.-Communities:*East Port Medway*Vogler's Cove*Cherry Hill*Broad Cove...

  • Route 332
    Nova Scotia Route 332
    Route 332 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in Lunenburg County, connecting Bridgewater at Trunk 3 with Lunenburg at Trunk 3.-Communities:*Upper LaHave*Middle LaHave*East LaHave*Riverport*Rose Bay*Bayport...

  • Route 333
    Nova Scotia Route 333
    Route 333 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Upper Tantallon at Trunk 3 with Beechville at Trunk 3.From Shad Bay to Beechville it is named the "Prospect Road"...


Named Roads

  • Brighton Road
  • East Green Harbour Road
  • Little Harbour Road
  • Port Clye Road
  • Sandy Point Road
  • Shore Road
  • West Sable Road

List of Communities (east to west)

  • Halifax
  • Halifax Peninsula
    Halifax Peninsula
    The Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...

  • Armdale
    Armdale, Nova Scotia
    Armdale is a Canadian urban community located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.Situated at the head of the Northwest Arm, from which it derives its name, Armdale borders the southern part of an isthmus connecting the Halifax Peninsula with the larger Chebucto Peninsula.-History:The...

  • Mainland Halifax
    Mainland Halifax
    Mainland Halifax is a region in central Nova Scotia, Canada that refers to the central-eastern part of the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality...

  • Beechville
    Beechville, Nova Scotia
    Beechville is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada, on the St. Margaret's Bay Road . The Beechville Lakeville Timberlea trail starts here near Lovett Lake, following the line of the old Halifax and Southwestern Railway.-History:Many of the first arrivals were...

  • Goodwood
    Goodwood, Nova Scotia
    Goodwood is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia....

  • Hatchet Lake
    Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia
    Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia could be one of the following :* Hatchet Lake a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality at There 3 lakes in the Halifax Regional Municipality that are called Hatchet Lake:* Hatchet Lake at * Hatchet Lake at...

  • Whites lake
    Whites Lake, Nova Scotia
    -Community:*Whites Lake a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality at -Guysborough County:* Whites Lake a lake near the community of East Ennville at -Halifax Regional Municipality:* Whites Lake a lake near the first nations reserve Shubenacedie 13 at...

  • Shad Bay
    Shad Bay, Nova Scotia
    Shad Bay is a rural community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on , 16.3 kilometers from Halifax, in Nova Scotia, Canada.-External links:***...

  • Bayside
    Bayside, Nova Scotia
    Bayside is a small coastal community of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada, about 19 km from Halifax. It is situated on the shore of Blind Bay on the Prospect Road on the Chebucto Peninsula....

  • Peggys Cove
    Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
    Peggys Cove is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and is a prime attraction on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. The community's famous lighthouse marks the eastern entrance of St. Margarets Bay and is officially known as the Peggys Point Lighthouse.Peggys Cove has a classic...

  • Indian Harbour
    Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia
    Indian Harbour is a small fishing community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. It is located between the communities of Peggy's Cove and Hackett's Cove.- History :...

  • Hackett's Cove
    Hackett's Cove, Nova Scotia
    Hackett's Cove is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula.The community is home to radio transmitter maker Nautel Ltd.-References:**...

  • Glen Margaret
    Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia
    Glen Margaret is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Chebucto Peninsula. It was first visited by the Mi'kmaq who spent their summers along the coast to catch a fresh supply of fish...

  • Seabright
    Seabright, Nova Scotia
    Seabright is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia between Glen Haven and Glen Margaret on Route 333 along the Lighthouse Route. It was home to the noted Canadian curator and historian Niels Jannasch ....

  • French Village
    French Village, Nova Scotia
    French Village is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Chebucto Peninsula. French village initially included present day villages of Tantallon, Glen Haven and French Village...

  • Glen Haven
    Glen Haven, Nova Scotia
    Glen Haven is a small coastal community within the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada, about 40 km from Halifax city centre. It is situated on the shore of the St...

  • Tantallon
  • Upper Tantallon
    Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
    Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333 within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 22.3 km west from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.-2008 fire:...

  • Hubbards
    Hubbards, Nova Scotia
    Hubbards is an unincorporated Canadian rural community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.-Geography:Hubbards is located on the eastern side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, and along the northern shore of St. Margarets Bay...

  • Aldersville
    Aldersville, Nova Scotia
    Aldersville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District .*...

  • Aspotogan
    Aspotogan, Nova Scotia
    Aspotogan is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula....

  • Bayswater
    Bayswater, Nova Scotia
    Bayswater is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route .- History :...

  • Beech Hill
    Beech Hill, Nova Scotia
    Beech Hill is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-References:*Beech Hill consists of one road Beech Hill Road....

  • Blandford
    Blandford, Nova Scotia
    Blandford is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route...

  • Canaan
  • Chester
  • Chester Basin
    Chester Basin, Nova Scotia
    Chester Basin is a Canadian rural community in the Chester Municipal District. It had a population of just over 2,000 residents in 2001.Named after its founder, Clarence Chester, its name was brought about by the famous saying coined by Chester; "The world is your basin", and consequently the...

  • Chester Grant
    Chester Grant, Nova Scotia
    Chester Grant is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District .-References:*...

  • Deep Cove
    Deep Cove, Nova Scotia
    Deep Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route .-References:Endnotes*...

  • East Chester
    East Chester, Nova Scotia
    East Chester is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District . This community is perhaps best known for the tragic fate of theButterbox Babies.-References:*...

  • East River
    East River, Nova Scotia
    East River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route at the junction of and Trunk 3.- History :...

  • Forties Settlement
    Forties Settlement, Nova Scotia
    Forties Settlement is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District .*...

  • Fox Point
    Fox Point, Nova Scotia
    Fox Point, is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located on the Aspotogan Peninsula in the Chester Municipal District on the Lighthouse Route .- History :...

  • Mill Cove
    Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
    Mill Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route...

  • Mill Road
    Mill Road, Nova Scotia
    Mill Road is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District .-References:*...

  • New Ross
    New Ross, Nova Scotia
    New Ross is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District. Home of the Ross Farm Museum.New Ross was the end-point for construction of the Western segment of the Annapolis Road which was intended to eventually reach Halifax...

  • New Russell
    New Russell, Nova Scotia
    New Russell is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District .-References:*...

  • Northeast Cove
    Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia
    Northwest Cove, is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route ....

  • Petite Riviere
  • Crescent Beach
    Crescent Beach, Nova Scotia
    Crescent Beach is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. The community gets its name from the nearby beach of the same name. See Crescent Beach.-References:*...

  • Dublin Shore
    Dublin Shore, Nova Scotia
    Dublin Shore is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.-References:*...

  • LaHave
    LaHave, Nova Scotia
    LaHave was once the capital of Acadia/ Nova Scotia and is now a small scenic village located on Highway 331 at the mouth of the LaHave River in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, across the river from Riverport and approximately 15 kilometres from the town of Bridgewater.- French Colony :LaHave was the...

  • West LaHave
    West LaHave, Nova Scotia
    West LaHave is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County on the shore of the LaHave River.-References:*...

  • Pleasantville
    Pleasantville, Nova Scotia
    Pleasantville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.-External links:*...

  • Bridgewater
    Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
    Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...

  • Oak Hill
    Oak Hill, Nova Scotia
    Oak Hill is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.-References:*...

  • Mahone Bay
    Mahone Bay
    Mahone Bay is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County.Opening south directly onto the Atlantic, its eastern shore is formed by the Aspotogan Peninsula and its western shore is formed by the First Peninsula...

  • Upper LaHave
    Upper LaHave, Nova Scotia
    Upper LaHave is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County on the shore of the LaHave River.-References:*...

  • Middle LaHave
    Middle La Have, Nova Scotia
    -Middle LaHave:Middle LaHave is part of the Riverport District, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Lunenburg County on the shore of the LaHave River.Much of the rural infrastructure for Middle LaHave is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia...

  • East LaHave
    East LaHave, Nova Scotia
    -East LaHave: East LaHave is part of the Riverport District, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Lunenburg County on the shore of the LaHave River.Much of the rural infrastructure for East LaHave is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia...

  • Rose Bay
    Rose Bay, Nova Scotia
    Rose Bay is part of the Riverport District, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Lunenburg County.Much of the rural infrastructure for Rose Bay is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia...

  • Riverport
    Riverport, Nova Scotia
    Riverport is a charming community, surrounding the fairhaven of Ritcey's Cove, situated beautifully at the end of the LaHave River in Nova Scotia, Canada. Settled in 1754, the harbour, free from shoals, and in which marine craft are safe from every wind, is one of the finest in North America...

  • Lunenburg
    Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
    Lunenburg , is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.The...

  • Liverpool
    Liverpool, Nova Scotia
    Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...

  • Lockeport
    Lockeport, Nova Scotia
    Lockeport is a Canadian port, and fishing town in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Lockeport is a traditional Nova Scotian fishing town, situated on an isthmus of land in Allendale Bay...

  • Sable River
    Sable River, Nova Scotia
    Sable River is a community of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-References:*...

  • Louis Head
    Louis Head, Nova Scotia
    Louis Head is a community of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Lighthouse Route.-References:*...

  • Little Harbour
    Little Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
    Little Harbour is a community of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-References:...

  • Lockeport
    Lockeport, Nova Scotia
    Lockeport is a Canadian port, and fishing town in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Lockeport is a traditional Nova Scotian fishing town, situated on an isthmus of land in Allendale Bay...

  • East Green Harbour
    East Green Harbour, Nova Scotia
    East Green Harbour, Nova Scotia is a community of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-References:...

  • East Jordan
    East Jordan, Nova Scotia
    East Jordan, Nova Scotia is a community of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Nova Scotia Trunk 3.-References:...

  • Shelburne
    Shelburne, Nova Scotia
    Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:...

  • Barrington Passage
    Barrington, Nova Scotia
    Barrington is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine.- Demographics :...

  • Centreville
    Centreville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
    Centreville is a community on Cape Sable Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.-External links:*...

  • Baccaro
    Baccaro, Nova Scotia
    Baccaro is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington Municipal District.Baccaro Point has a weather station - Station ID WCP-External links:*...

  • Clyde River
    Clyde River, Nova Scotia
    Clyde River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Shelburne municipal district of Shelburne County.-References:...

  • Charlesville
    Charlesville, Nova Scotia
    Charlesville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.-Climate:Charlesville experiences an oceanic climate with cold, snowy winters and mild summers.-External links:*...

  • Lower Woods Harbour
    Lower Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
    Lower Woods Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.-External links:*...

  • Argyle
    Argyle, Nova Scotia
    Argyle is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.The district occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth municipal district.-History:...

  • Tusket
    Tusket, Nova Scotia
    Tusket is a small fishing community located in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia on route 308. The 2006 population was 395.The village was originally settled by Acadians, then by Dutch United Empire Loyalists from New York and New Jersey in 1785, after the Great Expulsion. In the 19th century the...

  • Yarmouth
    Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...

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