Williams Point

Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.63736, -61.93205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Williams Point

• Pomquet Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~9 km · Must-see
• Monks Head Pond · lake · Antigonish · ~10 km · Must-see
• South Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~18 km · Must-see
• North Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greendale Loch · lake · Antigonish · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vincents Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eigg Mountain · viewpoint · Antigonish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Copper Lake · lake · Antigonish · ~33 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sundown Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~47 km · Must-see
• Archie Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~49 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~50 km · Must-see
• Goose Harbour Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brileys Lake · lake · Inverness · ~54 km · Must-see
• MacPherson Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Williams Point

Other beaches & coast near Williams Point

• Malignant Cove Pond · beach · Antigonish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~50 km · Must-see
• Port Hood Island · beach · Inverness · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grandique Point · beach · Richmond · ~89 km · Must-see
• Wood Islands Harbour · beach · Queens · ~90 km · Must-see
• East Point Lighthouse · beach · Kings · ~113 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~122 km · Must-see
• Taylors Head Bay · beach · Halifax · ~130 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island Lighthouse · beach · Victoria · ~132 km · Must-see
• Haszard Point Range Front · beach · Queens · ~135 km · Must-see

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