Port Bickerton is a small community in the

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province of

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, located in the Municipality of the District of Saint Mary's in

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. Port Bickerton consists of two adjoining communities: Port Bickerton proper, and Bickerton West. Together they host a number of churches, a community hall, volunteer fire department, a convenience store, a federal post office and a

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office. Located on Nova Scotia Route 211, there is a nearby

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('' Stormont II'') which links the community to Isaac's Harbour North across Country Harbour. There is an eponymous lighthouse nearby that is operated as a tourist attraction.

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Communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia {{GuysboroughNS-geo-stub