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Discover Pictou in Canada

Pictou in the region of Nova Scotia with its 3,732 habitants is a town located in Canada - some 628 mi or ( 1010 km ) East of Ottawa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pictou is now 12:23 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Halifax " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Charlottetown, Fredericton, Hillside, New Glasgow, and Scotsburn. When in this area, you might want to check out Charlottetown . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pictou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Beyblade: Ice Stadium 1

9:05 min by BeybladeDragoonCity
Views: 1244 Rating: 3.67

Our first Beyblade ice stadium was made in a bowl freezing sides alternately to get a 'concave' bowl shaped stadium. This shows how to make an Beyblade ice stadium and how to make a floating ice stadi ..

Pictou Lobster Carnival Parade 2009

10:01 min by Robert H Meyer
Views: 1179 Rating: 5.00

75 Anniversary Parade - Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada - Lobster Carnival. Saturaday Evening July 11, 2009 A ten minute summary of a two hour parade! ..


Reenactment of Ship Hector with 200 passengers

10:55 min by idm2716
Views: 723 Rating: 5.00

Ship Hector Re-enactment. This tiny ship left Scotland in July 1773 and sailed with 200 persons on board for almost 3 months. It arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia in September 1773 and thus was started t ..

Sailing on the Ferry to Prince Edward Island

8:24 min by BlueShankPEI
Views: 704 Rating: 5.00

Crossing the Northumberland Strait from Caribou, Nova Scotia to Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island aboard the MV Holiday Island Car ferry. Halfway across we pass the other ferry on this route, the MV ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pictou

Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow. Once an active shipping port and the shire town of the county, today Pictou is primarily a local service centre for surrounding rural communities as well as being the primary tourist destination in this region of Nova Scotia.

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Located at 45.68 -62.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Communities in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, General Service Areas in Nova Scotia, Populated coastal places in Canada, Populated places established in 1773, Towns in Nova Scotia

Pictou Academy

Pictou Academy (PA), founded in 1816 by the late Dr. Thomas McCulloch, is a secondary school in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Prior to the twentieth century, it was a liberal nonsectarian college, a grammar school, an academy and then a secondary school. Pictou Academy's current principal is James Ryan. The Pictou Academy Educational Foundation provides additional funds to the school. The student council executives for the 2012-13 school year are Bart Shea, President, and Alex Dole, Vice President.

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Located at 45.68 -62.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: High schools in Nova Scotia, Schools in Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Hector (ship)

The Hector was a ship famous for having brought the first Scottish settlers to Nova Scotia in 1773.

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Located at 45.67 -62.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Age of Sail merchant ships, History museums in Nova Scotia, History of Nova Scotia, History of Scotland, Immigration to Canada, Individual sailing vessels, Maritime history of Canada, Museum ships in Nova Scotia, Museums in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Ships built in Nova Scotia, Ships of Scotland, Visitor attractions in Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital

The Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital is a restorative care, veterans, and various outpatient and community based services hospital in Pictou, Nova Scotia. It opened on June 1, 1966. It serves approximately 48,000 people in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It located at 222 Haliburton Road and is operated by Pictou County Health Authority. The hospital currently has 32 beds.

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Located at 45.68 -62.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Hospitals established in 1966, Hospitals in Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Haliburton, Nova Scotia

Haliburton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:45|40|49|N|62|44|42|W|region:CA-NS_scale:100000 |primary |name=Haliburton, Nova Scotia }}

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Located at 45.68 -62.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Communities in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, General Service Areas in Nova Scotia

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