Hopewell Cape

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Hopewell Cape
Location in New Brunswick
Hopewell Cape (New Brunswick)
Hopewell Cape
Hopewell Cape
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : New Brunswick
County: Albert County
Coordinates : 45 ° 51 ′  N , 64 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 51 ′  N , 64 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 )
Postal code : E4H 3J8
Area code : +1 506

Hopewell Cape is a village in Albert County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the administrative seat ( Shiretown ) of the county. The population of Hopewell Cape is not recorded statistically, the parish Hopewell ( Hopewell Parish ) has 643 inhabitants (as of 2011). The first settlers in the region came from Germany via Pennsylvania , first named the place German Town and later called Hopewell in Pennsylvania after their place of origin .

geography

Hopewell Cape is near the mouth of the Petitcodiacriver on the coast of the Bay of Fundy . At a distance of around 40 kilometers, Moncton is located in the northwest. Hillsborough is ten kilometers to the north. New Brunswick Route 114 runs through Hopewell Cape . The place is famous for the Hopewell Rocks , jagged rock formations formed by tidal erosion and strong tidal fluctuations that are a tourist attraction for the region.

  • Hopewell Rocks at low tide

  • Hopewell Rocks at high tide

  • Hopewell Rocks at low tide

  • Hopewell Rocks at low tide

Hopewell Cape is home to the Albert County Museum , which provides an overview of Albert County's history and is affiliated with the RB Bennett Commemorial Center , which was named in honor of former Prime Minister of Canada Richard Bedford Bennett, who was originally from the region .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Hopewell, New Brunswick 2011
  2. ^ History
  3. ↑ Tide Preview
  4. ^ Albert County Museum

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