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Forteau

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To Forteau from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

The wharf at Forteau with fishing boats tied up, on a calm evening on the Strait of Belle Isle.
The wharf at Forteau with fishing boats tied up, on a calm evening on the Strait of Belle Isle.Photo: Maciej · source · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sunrise and sunset at Forteau, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January8:16 am4:36 pm
February7:32 am5:31 pm
March7:33 am7:21 pm
April6:22 am8:12 pm
May5:26 am9:01 pm
June4:59 am9:36 pm
July5:17 am9:29 pm
August6:02 am8:42 pm
September6:51 am7:34 pm
October7:40 am6:26 pm
November7:35 am4:29 pm
December8:16 am4:09 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.

On the way to…

  1. Blanc-Sablon ferry → Point Amour Lighthouse →

    A village on Route 510, the Labrador Straits road.

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (33 km start to finish).

  2. YBX → Point Amour Lighthouse →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (41 km start to finish).

  3. Blanc-Sablon ferry → Pinware →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (51 km start to finish).

  4. YBX → Pinware →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (59 km start to finish).

  5. Blanc-Sablon ferry → Red Bay →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (84 km start to finish).

  6. YBX → Red Bay →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (91 km start to finish).

  7. Blanc-Sablon ferry → Mary's Harbour →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (170 km start to finish).

  8. YBX → Mary's Harbour →

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (178 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

While you're stopped here: Point Amour Lighthouse (7 km away) · Pinware (24.1 km away) · Thrombolites at Flower's Cove (25.4 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05. Listed, not recommended. How we measure

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Pin and figures from OpenStreetMap node/1848886552 →

Forteau on the Blanc-Sablon ferry → Point Amour Lighthouse drive, 33 km from Blanc-Sablon ferry, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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