Black Point

Black Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Black Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Black Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.81157, -60.86158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Point

• Cape Breton Highlands National Park · sanctuary · Victoria · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chéticamp Flowage · lake · Victoria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fenton Lake · lake · Victoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Artemise Lake · lake · Victoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Flint Lake · lake · Victoria · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clyburn Lake · lake · Victoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Two Island Lake · lake · Victoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Three Mile Lake · lake · Victoria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dauphiney Lake · lake · Victoria · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Victoria · ~36 km · Must-see
• Franey Mountain · viewpoint · Victoria · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gisborne Flowage · lake · Victoria · ~45 km · Must-see
• McMillan Flowage · lake · Victoria · ~45 km · Must-see
• Canns Lake · lake · Victoria · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wreck Cove Flowage · lake · Victoria · ~49 km · Must-see
• Freshwater Lake · lake · Victoria · ~50 km · Must-see
• South Lake Dam and Spillway · lake · Victoria · ~51 km · Must-see
• Boot Lake · lake · Victoria · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Point

Other beaches & coast near Black Point

• Kidston Island Lighthouse · beach · Victoria · ~100 km · Must-see
• Low Point Lighthouse · beach · Cape Breton · ~103 km · Must-see
• East Point Lighthouse · beach · Kings · ~117 km · Must-see
• Port Hood Island · beach · Inverness · ~131 km · Must-see
• Catalone Beach · beach · Cape Breton · ~143 km · Must-see
• Halls Pond · beach · Cape Breton · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Bay · beach · Nova Scotia · ~6 km
• Corney Beach · beach · Inverness · ~14 km
• Fort Cove · beach · Inverness · ~24 km
• Enragée Point Lighthouse · beach · Inverness · ~27 km

All beaches & coast in Nova Scotia

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