The Flat

The Flat: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 The Flat

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach The Flat — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.81684, -63.24868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Flat

• Nuttby Mountain · viewpoint · Colchester · ~37 km · Must-see
• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Colchester · ~43 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Colchester · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stevens Lake · lake · Colchester · ~47 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Colchester · ~47 km · Must-see
• Governors Island · river spot · Queens · ~48 km · Must-see
• Folly Lake · lake · Colchester · ~48 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Colchester · ~51 km · Must-see
• Slack Lake · lake · Colchester · ~52 km · Must-see
• Folly Mountain · viewpoint · Colchester · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wood Islands Harbour · beach · Queens · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blockhouse Point Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Port-la-Joye Fort · fort · Queens · ~54 km · Must-see
• Warren Cove Front Range Light · beach · Queens · ~54 km · Must-see
• McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy Centre · museum · Pictou · ~55 km · Must-see
• Haszard Point Range Front · beach · Queens · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Flat

Other beaches & coast near The Flat

• Point Prim Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wood Islands Harbour · beach · Queens · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blockhouse Point Lighthouse · beach · Queens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Warren Cove Front Range Light · beach · Queens · ~54 km · Must-see
• Haszard Point Range Front · beach · Queens · ~55 km · Must-see
• Leards Back Range Light · beach · Queens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Baie Verte · beach · Nova Scotia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chelton Beach Provincial Park · beach · Prince · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dalvay Beach · beach · Queens · ~85 km · Must-see
• Stanhope Beach · beach · Queens · ~85 km · Must-see

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