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| Place | Rice Point |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Prince Edward Island (PE) |
| Location | Queens |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.134067 |
| Longitude | -63.233995 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | BACCZ |
Rice Point is a locality in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rice Point is located at 46.1341°N, 63.2340°W.
Rice Point unfolds as a gentle curve along the Northumberland Strait, a place where the land dips and rises in a quiet conversation with the sea. It lies 14.1 km south-south-west of Charlottetown, PE (from Charlottetown, PE: bearing 213°T), and is situated 10.3 km south of Cornwall. The soil here, a rich, reddish loam, seems to hold the sun's warmth long after dusk, casting a mellow glow over fields of potatoes and grains that stretch towards the horizon. Along the shore, the water, a shifting palette of blues and greys, laps at smooth, rounded stones, and the air carries the brine of the ocean, a constant, subtle perfume. The houses, scattered with a deliberate spacing, seem to nestle into the landscape, their windows often reflecting the vast, ever-changing sky, a testament to the open, unburdened nature of this coastal stretch of Prince Edward Island. This is a place shaped by the enduring legacy of farming and fishing, where generations have worked the land and the waters to carve out a life. The economy of Rice Point has long been tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertility of its soil, with generations of families tending to the same fields and navigating the same currents. The distinctive smell of drying seaweed, a natural fertilizer and a reminder of the sea's embrace, often drifts inland, a scent deeply woven into the character of Rice Point. While there are no grand monuments, the subtle signs of history are everywhere: the weathered wood of old barns, the enduring stone walls that delineate ancient fields, and the shared understanding that has been passed down through the quiet resilience of its people.
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Location data for Rice Point is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |