Second Peninsula

Second Peninsula: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Second Peninsula

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Second Peninsula — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.40356, -64.30157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Second Peninsula

• Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church · church · Lunenburg · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic · museum · Lunenburg · ~4 km · Must-see
• Trinity United Church of Canada · church · Lunenburg · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Tancook Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oak Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Sainte Marie de Grace · fort · Lunenburg · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Tancook Island · river spot · Albert · ~19 km · Must-see
• DesBrisay Museum · museum · Lunenburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• East Ironbound Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~22 km · Must-see
• Henry Lake · lake · Albert · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Mushamush Lake · lake · Saint John · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marsh Lake · lake · Lunenburg · ~30 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Albert · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake · lake · Albert · ~39 km · Must-see
• Peggys Point Lighthouse · beach · Halifax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Second Bog Lake · lake · Albert · ~40 km · Must-see
• William de Garthe Provincial Park · park · Halifax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Lake · lake · Albert · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Second Peninsula

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Second Peninsula

• Mount Uniacke · viewpoint · Hants · ~81 km · Must-see
• Musquodoboit Rural High School Park · viewpoint · Halifax · ~147 km · Must-see
• Big Lots Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~14 km
• Bare Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~15 km
• Slaters Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~19 km
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~20 km
• Skipper Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~22 km
• Romkey Hills · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~25 km
• Mathias Hill · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~25 km
• Deep Cove Mountain · viewpoint · Lunenburg · ~27 km

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