Local favourite heritage site · Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
DesRoches House
Maison Desroches
DesRoches House is a heritage site in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
DesRoches House: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit DesRoches House
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
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 DesRoches House — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.89395, -59.99175. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near DesRoches House
- The Barachois · lake · Cape Breton · ~3 km · Must-see
- Louisbourg Lighthouse · beach · Cape Breton · ~4 km · Must-see
- Dixons Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Cavanaghs Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Stewarts Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~7 km · Must-see
- The Three Ponds · lake · Cape Breton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Taylors Ponds · lake · Cape Breton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Devils Hill Falls · waterfall · Cape Breton · ~12 km · Must-see
- Twelve Mile Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Belle Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Big Pond · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Bear Cove · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Danny MacDonalds Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Little MacLeod Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fieldings Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Little Ferguson Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~14 km · Must-see
- MacMullin Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~15 km · Must-see
- Dixon Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~15 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near DesRoches House
- Fort William Augustus · fort · Guysborough · ~123 km · Must-see
- Fort Sainte Anne · fort · Victoria · ~76 km
- Port Toulouse · fort · Richmond · ~91 km
- Powder Magazine · fort · Cape Breton · ~0 km
- Dauphin Demi-Bastion · fort · Cape Breton · ~0 km
- Dauphin Demi-Bastion Barracks · fort · Cape Breton · ~0 km
- Embrasures at Lartigue · fort · Cape Breton · ~0 km
- Magasin du Roi · fort · Cape Breton · ~1 km
- Laundry and stables / buanderie et étable · fort · Cape Breton · ~1 km
- Maison Duhaget · fort · Cape Breton · ~1 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit DesRoches House?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near DesRoches House?
Nearby: The Barachois (lake, 3 km), Louisbourg Lighthouse (beach, 4 km), Dixons Lake (lake, 5 km), Cavanaghs Lake (lake, 6 km), Stewarts Lake (lake, 7 km), The Three Ponds (lake, 11 km).