Worth stopping for
Grand Bank
Getting here
To Grand Bank from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at Grand Bank, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:20 am | 7:54 am | 4:48 pm | 5:23 pm |
| Feb | 6:47 am | 7:18 am | 5:35 pm | 6:07 pm |
| Mar | 6:56 am | 7:27 am | 7:17 pm | 7:48 pm |
| Apr | 5:53 am | 6:25 am | 8:00 pm | 8:32 pm |
| May | 5:01 am | 5:37 am | 8:40 pm | 9:16 pm |
| Jun | 4:36 am | 5:16 am | 9:09 pm | 9:49 pm |
| Jul | 4:53 am | 5:32 am | 9:05 pm | 9:43 pm |
| Aug | 5:36 am | 6:09 am | 8:26 pm | 8:59 pm |
| Sep | 6:18 am | 6:49 am | 7:26 pm | 7:57 pm |
| Oct | 6:59 am | 7:30 am | 6:26 pm | 6:57 pm |
| Nov | 6:43 am | 7:16 am | 4:39 pm | 5:12 pm |
| Dec | 7:16 am | 7:52 am | 4:24 pm | 4:59 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 town the Grand Banks schooner fishery built, with widow's-walk merchant houses that look more Lunenburg than Newfoundland. Its heritage is the schooner fleet's story.
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Fortune → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →
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Fortune → Salmonier Nature Park →
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Fortune → Portugal Cove ferry terminal →
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The town the Grand Banks schooner fishery built, just before Fortune, with widow's-walk merchant houses that look more Lunenburg than Newfoundland. Its heritage is the schooner fleet's story.
Stopping here adds about 0.5 km to that drive (379 km start to finish).
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Mapped as place: town in OpenStreetMap.
While you're stopped here: George C. Harris House, Grand Bank (0.2 km away) · Provincial Seamen's Museum, Grand Bank (1 km away) · Fortune Head Geology Centre (6.4 km away)
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