Attraction · Nackawic · New Brunswick

World's Largest Axe

Visitors to Nackawic can see World's Largest Axe, an attraction. Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.

Photo: World's Largest Axe, Share Bear (Public domain)

Where

In Nackawic

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 4%

#166 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–25°C

In brief

Attraction in Nackawic

Among the best-known places to visit in Canada

#166 of the 5,181 museums, historic sites, parks and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Nackawic

World's Largest Axe stands within Nackawic’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Nackawic

Afternoons in Nackawic reach 17–25°C from May to September.

Jan-6° / -15°101 mm

Feb-4° / -15°84 mm

Mar2° / -8°93 mm

Apr9° / -2°84 mm

May17° / 5°92 mm

Jun22° / 10°104 mm

Jul25° / 13°100 mm

Aug25° / 12°88 mm

Sep20° / 8°93 mm

Oct12° / 2°105 mm

Nov5° / -3°101 mm

Dec-2° / -10°115 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nackawic, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Woodstock/Newbridge, 31 km from Nackawic (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Nackawic’s full climate →

About

World's Largest Axe

It sits in Nackawic, within the municipal boundary of the town.

World's Largest Axe on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Attraction
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Nackawic

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Around World's Largest Axe, mapped

The map centres on World's Largest Axe, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The biggest base of the 6 is Bright (3,648 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Nackawic

1,019 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Southampton

1,616 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 600 m east of it

Queensbury

1,421 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 22 km northeast of it

Bright

3,648 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where World's Largest Axe is	People	Places to visit
Nackawic	It’s in town	1,019	1
Southampton	300 m northwest of it	1,616	3
Queensbury	600 m east of it	1,421	4
Bright	22 km northeast of it	3,648	2
Prince William	24 km east of it	1,233	2
Northampton	25 km west of it	1,981	2

Planning a visit to World's Largest Axe

Where is World's Largest Axe?

World's Largest Axe: in Nackawic, New Brunswick, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is World's Largest Axe?

Sculpture.

When is the best time to visit World's Largest Axe?

Visit Nackawic from May to September for the warmest weather: highs of 17–25°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

World's Largest Axe: Share Bear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).