Devils Battery

#1690 among destinations in Canada

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Devils Battery or Devils Point Battery, Hartlen Point or Hartlen Point Tunnels, was a complex military installation at the mouth of Halifax Harbour in the community of Eastern Passage at Hartlen Point, Canada. It was built between 1940 and 1945 to protect the Halifax area against the German navy. It was operational until the 1950s. The site had three 9.2 inch breech-loading Mark X guns, operated by the 53rd Heavy Battery of the 1st Coast Regiment. It is now a golf course; the original underground armaments remain buried. Devils Battery was named for Devils Island which is adjacent to the embankment of Hartlen's Point. ()

Coordinates: 44°35'42"N, 63°27'7"W

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Nova ScotiaCanada

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Devils Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: York Redoubt, Georges Island Lighthouse, Halifax Nova Scotia Temple, Shearwater Aviation Museum.

5 miW
Park
York Redoubt, Halifax
128 min walk • Nestled on the rugged shores of Halifax, Canada, York Redoubt National Historic Site offers a blend of natural beauty and historical significance. This coastal fortification, part of a network of defenses built to protect Halifax Harbour, has stood watch since 1793.
6.2 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Georges Island Lighthouse, Halifax
158 min walk • Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 on Georges Island, which replaced an earlier tower built in 1876. The light-keeper's house remains standing a few hundred feet to the north. The lighthouse is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
5.5 miN
Temple
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple, Halifax
140 min walk • The Halifax Nova Scotia Temple is the 64th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
3.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Shearwater Aviation Museum, Halifax
98 min walk • The Shearwater Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at CFB Shearwater in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
1 miS
Lighthouse
Devils Island Light
26 min walk • The Devils Island Light is a Nova Scotia lighthouse located at the eastern shore entrance to Halifax Harbour on Devils Island, Nova Scotia. First lit in 1852, it was succeeded by a second lighthouse in 1877 which survives today.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Russell Lake, Dartmouth
151 min walk • Russell Lake is a small shallow lake in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality in the community of Dartmouth. The lake is bounded by the development of Russell Lake West to the west, Woodside to the south, Woodlawn to the north and Portland Estates to the east.
5.6 miN
Village, Area
Cole Harbour, Halifax
143 min walk • Cole Harbour is a former village and current community located in Nova Scotia, Canada that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
6.2 miNW
Island
Georges Island, Halifax
158 min walk • Georges Island is a glacial drumlin and the largest island entirely within the harbour limits of Halifax Harbour located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
2.3 miNW
44°36'37"N • 63°29'34"W
Shore Things, Halifax
58 min walk • Bridge
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Morris Lake, Halifax
115 min walk • Morris Lake is a long shallow lake in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality bordering the communities of Dartmouth, Shearwater and Cole Harbour.
6 miNW
44°40'23"N • 63°30'25"W
Abenaki Aquatic Club, Dartmouth
154 min walk • Beach