National historic site · Harrietsfield · Nova Scotia

Battery

You can find Battery, a national historic site, in Harrietsfield. The surrounding 5 km hold 7 more places to visit. It is on the official list as a Classified Federal Heritage Building.

Photo: Battery, Properpostman (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Harrietsfield

inside the neighbourhood outline

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

National historic site in Harrietsfield

Inside Harrietsfield

Battery stands within Harrietsfield’s neighbourhood outline. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Harrietsfield peak at 19–23°C, June to September.

Jan0° / -8°124 mm

Feb1° / -8°114 mm

Mar4° / -4°120 mm

Apr9° / 0°108 mm

May14° / 5°115 mm

Jun19° / 10°107 mm

Jul23° / 14°95 mm

Aug23° / 15°94 mm

Sep20° / 11°107 mm

Oct14° / 6°141 mm

Nov9° / 1°135 mm

Dec4° / -4°156 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Harrietsfield, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Shearwater, 14 km from Harrietsfield (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Harrietsfield’s full climate →

About

Battery

Its upkeep is handled by Parks Canada. First among the places near it is York Redoubt, at 100 m.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Harrietsfield

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

The map

The way to Battery

Orange is Battery; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Westmount (23,207 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Harrietsfield

6,786 people · 32 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

South End

22,012 people · 44 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Eastern Passage

10,745 people · 41 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km northwest of it

Schmidtville

18,105 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Battery is	People	Places to visit
Harrietsfield	It’s in town	6,786	32
South End	1.1 km west of it	22,012	44
Eastern Passage	1.8 km northeast of it	10,745	41
Schmidtville	4.8 km northwest of it	18,105	44
Manor Park	4.8 km northwest of it	14,148	46
Westmount	7.1 km west of it	23,207	41
North End	7.5 km northwest of it	19,733	40
Portland Estates	8 km north of it	10,164	46

Make a day of it

Beyond Battery

Also close at hand are 3 forts, 3 national historic sites and 2 museums, among 11 within 15 km.

FortYork Redoubt100 m away 2

FortGeorges Island5.2 km away 3

FortPrince of Wales Tower3.3 km away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaFire Command Post200 m away 5

MuseumCanadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 215 km away 6MuseumMuseumShearwater Aviation Museum4.9 km away 7National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaSoutheast Salient4.9 km away 8National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaLower Battery5.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Battery

Where is Battery?

Inside the town’s neighbourhood outline: Battery is in Harrietsfield, Nova Scotia.

What is Battery?

National historic site.

Who runs Battery?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Battery?

The warm months in Harrietsfield run June to September, with afternoons at 19–23°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Is Battery a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

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 (6)

Battery: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Redoubt: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Georges Island: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prince of Wales Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fire Command Post: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).