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: 44.69373, -65.65209. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Point

• Annapolis Basin · lake · Annapolis · ~2 km · Must-see
• Samuel De Champlain · fort · Annapolis · ~5 km · Must-see
• Melanson Settlement · fort · Saint John · ~7 km · Must-see
• Prim Point Lighthouse · beach · Digby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · attraction · Saint John · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bear River · river spot · Digby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Admiral Digby Museum · museum · Saint John · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Charles · fort · Saint John · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thomas Lake · lake · Saint John · ~31 km · Must-see
• Second Chub Lake · lake · Digby · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ninth Lake · lake · Digby · ~36 km · Must-see
• Battle of Bloody Creek · fort · Annapolis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse · beach · Saint John · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Midway · lake · Charlotte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hinds Cemetery · fort · Annapolis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Causeway and Dam · lake · Annapolis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Durland/Gormley Cemetery · fort · Annapolis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gormley/Thygesen House · fort · Annapolis · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Point

Other beaches & coast near Black Point

• Prim Point Lighthouse · beach · Digby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse · beach · Saint John · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cape Spencer Lighthouse · beach · Saint John · ~74 km · Must-see
• Macs Beach · beach · Saint John · ~93 km · Must-see
• Swift Point · beach · Saint John · ~94 km · Must-see
• Molega Park Beach · beach · Lunenburg · ~97 km · Must-see
• Swallowtail Lighthouse · beach · Charlotte · ~107 km · Must-see
• New River Beach Provincial Park · beach · Charlotte · ~107 km · Must-see
• Belyea's Point Light · beach · Kings · ~110 km · Must-see
• Long Eddy Point Light · beach · Charlotte · ~113 km · Must-see

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