Black Rock, Kings County

Last updated August 22, 2025

Black Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County.^[1]^[2]

It contains a lighthouse (Black Rock Lighthouse) which was built in 1848. In 1967, the wooden, square lighthouse was replaced by a 10.4-meter-tall (34 ft) white fiberglass tower.^[3]

References

↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 71. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
↑ Melody Aalders (2015). "The Ties That Bind: An Ethnographic Study of Black Rock, Kings County, Nova Scotia (masters thesis)". Acadia University.
↑ "Black Rock Lighthouse".

45°9′57.83″N64°45′48.15″W / 45.1660639°N 64.7633750°W / 45.1660639; -64.7633750 (Black Rock, Nova Scotia)

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[1] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 71. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[2] Melody Aalders (2015). "The Ties That Bind: An Ethnographic Study of Black Rock, Kings County, Nova Scotia (masters thesis)". Acadia University.

[3] "Black Rock Lighthouse".

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