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Hydrostone
Neighbourhood in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hydrostone

Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. The Hydrostone District has about 9.3 ha of landmass.

How locals move

Getting around Hydrostone the local way

  • Get inGoing east on 104 takes you to Cape Breton or, alternatively, the ferry to Prince Edward Island.
  • Get aroundHalifax Transit operates two ferry routes that stop at .
  • Get aroundThe Halifax to Dartmouth ferry dates back to 1752.
  • Get aroundFor the same cost as bus fare, one can take the ferry back and forth between Dartmouth and Halifax, this is an excellent (and cheap) way to take in the skyline views, spot ships, and mingle with locals.
  • Get aroundThe Halifax-Woodside Ferry only runs Monday to Friday, there is little to do, and few places to go from the Woodside terminal.
  • Go nextCharter flights leave from Halifax to Sable Island, 300 km offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Wikivoyage: Halifax, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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