Robinsons Point, Pictou County
Robinsons Point, Nova Scotia
Robinsons Point Geography
- Official Name: Robinsons Point
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Terrain Feature
- Geographic Feature Type: Point
- Affiliated Community: Cape John
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.796773, -63.079682
Robinsons Point Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E14
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 3
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: NS Land Grant map 085
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps: 1045750063000 (River John), 1045750063100 (Marshville)
- Other Maps:
About Robinsons Point
Robinsons Point is a coastal headland on the northeast shore of Cape John situated between Marsh Point and Forbes Point, overlooking the Northumberland Strait.
The point offers panoramic views of the Northumberland Strait, with a shoreline shaped by the The surrounding landscape—rolling farmland, woodlots, and stretches of beach—reflects the agricultural and fishing traditions that defined Cape John’s settlement patterns.
The 1777 Northumberland Strait Map has the area labeled as Plaister.
Compare a 2024 Cape John map with a historic 1879 Cape John map
Cape John Beach
Cape John Related Maps
1879 Cape John Map (Section 3)
2024 Map
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