Land for Sale –
Timber River, New Brunswick
Listed: July 15th,
2010
For sale, approximately 335 acres (135 Ha) of predominantly cut-over
woodland. Property is located within a half
kilometre of NB Route 16, the TransCanada Highway link to Prince Edward
Island, and is fifteen minutes driving time from the entrance to the
Confederation Bridge.
The land is rectangular in layout, with provincially-maintained road
access to the southeastern corner of the property, and built up, dirt forest road
running north /south along the full length of the east boundary of the
property.
Further down this page, you can see some photos of the property (taken
in April of 2010), as well as overhead aerial photos, land deed descriptions,
soil sample analysis, and more. The topography of the land
is such that it generally slopes very gently upward from South to North with an
overall variance of no more than fifty feet in elevation. There is a high
voltage transmission line right of way that cuts east/west across the middle
of the property (see map). There is also a small brook which crosses from one
third the way up the east boundary, flowing down stream to the southwest corner
of the property (see map). Stream reachs tidal water approximately one
kilometre south of property.
Unfortunately, Google Earth does not have very accurate coverage of the
property. However, here is a link to the
property location. You can correlate it
better once you see provincial aerial photos (below):
http://www.replant.ca/timber_river_property.kmz
The latitude and longitude of the property is 46° 4'36.75"N by 64°
3'15.70"W.
The
property has significant potential as a future managed forest resource (timber,
pulp, Christmas trees, blueberries, etc.), as a wind farm development, or for
other carbon credit projects. The
property is also moose habitat, which might be of interest to hunters or
photographers.
For parties interested in wind turbine development, the average wind
speed at the property (at 80m) is approximately 7.01 – 7.50 m/s (equivalent to
15.7 to 16.8 mph), according to the provincial government research. See this link for more information on wind
speed mapping: http://www.gnb.ca/0085/tuiles/CarteSpd_80m_nb_en_tuile_08_04.pdf
The asking price for the property is $245,000 Canadian dollars
(approximately $730 per acre, or $1,815 per hectare).
Located in
the south west corner area of the property there are several acres of an old
farm site with collapsed house and shed. This area has a couple of acres
of cleared land with another couple of acres of mature trees. The house
has a drilled well and the brook runs nearby. This would be an ideal
location to build a recreational or full time residence. If buyer is
not interested in this aspect, then the price for the remainder of the property
could be reduced to $205,000 by segregating a thirty-five acre parcel along the
south boundary of the property (decreasing the price on the remaining 300 acre
section – 121 Ha - to about $685 per acre or $1,700 per hectare).
For more information, contact Jonathan Clark at either jonathan.scooter.clark@gmail.com
or via telephone at 250.613.5588 (the country code for Canada is 01).
See the photos and graphics (below) for more information. If all of the photos are not visible
immediately, try hitting F5 or “refresh” on your browser, to bring them
up. More photos will be posted in
mid-August, and at that time, a full high-definition video tour of the property
will be posted on YouTube.
The
“property” is actually a combined pair of properties, side by side. In the above map, the property is the two
large shaded grey rectangles on the west (left) side of the map.
One
calculation to determine a more accurate size for the property. This one comes in at about 334 acres.
Another
calculation to determine a more accurate size for the property, based on a
different source of land surveyor GIS data.
For some reason, this one comes in at about 335 acres.
The
property, in an aerial photo taken on July 20th, 2001, by the
Department of Natural Resources. See the
next photo below to better understand the property boundaries.
The
property is shaded in red in this version of the photo.
The
region to the southwest of the property.
This photo does not show the actual property, but does give a good
aerial overview of the Village of Port Elgin and the Port Elgin traffic circle,
just a couple kilometers away.
Soil
test results from the NB Department of Agriculture.
More
soil test results from the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
Part of the property is significantly cleared, having been logged only
five or six years ago, while a smaller portion has started to grow back since a
separate logging which took place a couple decades ago.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
A
photo of the property taken in April of 2010.
A
set of main higher-voltage power transmission lines run east/west through the
center of the property, which could be extremely advantageous to anyone looking
at potential wind turbine development.
There are also conventional residential power lines beside the
southeastern corner of the property.
A
photo taken from underneath the powerlines, looking east.
A
photo taken from underneath the power lines, looking west.
For more information, contact
Jonathan Clark at jonathan.scooter.clark@gmail.com
For telephone inquiries, call
250-613-5588 (the country code for Canada is 01).