Worth stopping for
Cape Spear Lighthouse Museum
Getting here
To Cape Spear Lighthouse Museum from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at Cape Spear Lighthouse Museum, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:08 am | 7:43 am | 4:34 pm | 5:09 pm |
| Feb | 6:35 am | 7:06 am | 5:22 pm | 5:54 pm |
| Mar | 6:44 am | 7:14 am | 7:05 pm | 7:35 pm |
| Apr | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 7:48 pm | 8:20 pm |
| May | 4:47 am | 5:23 am | 8:29 pm | 9:05 pm |
| Jun | 4:21 am | 5:02 am | 8:59 pm | 9:39 pm |
| Jul | 4:39 am | 5:18 am | 8:54 pm | 9:33 pm |
| Aug | 5:22 am | 5:56 am | 8:14 pm | 8:48 pm |
| Sep | 6:05 am | 6:36 am | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm |
| Oct | 6:47 am | 7:18 am | 6:13 pm | 6:44 pm |
| Nov | 6:31 am | 7:05 am | 4:25 pm | 4:59 pm |
| Dec | 7:05 am | 7:41 am | 4:09 pm | 4:45 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon: light enough to see and shoot by. The weather line at the top has today's.
On the way to…
The end of the drive, and the lighthouse on the headland. Parks Canada's page for Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site describes the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador and the 19th century light-keeping families it interprets, and its activities page lists hiking, an interpretive trail, whale watching, bird watching and the remains of a Second World War coastal defence battery. Fees and exhibit hours are on Parks Canada's pages, linked below.
Stopping here adds about 0.3 km to that drive (24 km start to finish).
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While you're stopped here: Blackhead One Room Church and School Museum (2.7 km away) · Cabot Tower (7.1 km away) · Signal Hill Visitor Centre (7.4 km away)
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