Saint John
Canada's oldest incorporated city, established by royal charter in 1785 on the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Saint John pairs a walkable, heritage-thick centre — dense with listed buildings and historic churches — with a working waterfront and mountain scenery nearby. Samuel de Champlain named the Saint John River here in 1604, and the city's layered colonial past, from Acadian forts to Loyalist settlement, gives it a depth of history unusual for its size.
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- Population71,808
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.0 km4.3 mi
Nearest airports
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Saint John: quick answers
Where is Saint John?
Saint John is in Canada, about 89 km55 miles in a straight line from Fredericton.
How do you get to Saint John?
The nearest airport is Saint John (YSJ), about 36 min away by road. The nearest train station is Moncton, about 1 hr 39 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Saint John?
The warmest month is August, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -6°C21°F. The wettest month is December, with about 137 mm5.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Saint John?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 28 restaurants, 11 cafés and 22 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.