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Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site
Getting here
To Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site, by month
| The 15th | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:11 am | 7:46 am | 4:37 pm | 5:11 pm |
| Feb | 6:37 am | 7:09 am | 5:24 pm | 5:56 pm |
| Mar | 6:46 am | 7:17 am | 7:07 pm | 7:38 pm |
| Apr | 5:42 am | 6:14 am | 7:50 pm | 8:23 pm |
| May | 4:49 am | 5:25 am | 8:31 pm | 9:08 pm |
| Jun | 4:23 am | 5:04 am | 9:01 pm | 9:41 pm |
| Jul | 4:41 am | 5:20 am | 8:57 pm | 9:35 pm |
| Aug | 5:24 am | 5:58 am | 8:16 pm | 8:50 pm |
| Sep | 6:08 am | 6:39 am | 7:16 pm | 7:47 pm |
| Oct | 6:49 am | 7:20 am | 6:16 pm | 6:47 pm |
| Nov | 6:34 am | 7:07 am | 4:27 pm | 5:01 pm |
| Dec | 7:08 am | 7:44 am | 4:12 pm | 4:48 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…
Hawthorne Cottage is a Parks Canada National Historic Site in Brigus itself: the family homestead of Captain Bob Bartlett, whom Parks Canada credits with commanding Arctic voyages in the twentieth century. Parks Canada's page describes rare artefacts from his expeditions, period furnishings, and the cottage's heritage gardens.
Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (75 km start to finish).
The 1830 cottage at Brigus that was Captain Robert Abram Bartlett's home from 1885 to 1946. The Arctic navigator commanded more than twenty expeditions and came back to Brigus after each one before going on to New York.
Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (239 km start to finish).
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While you're stopped here: Cupids Legacy Centre (1.9 km away) · Rising Tide Convenience, Harbour Main (12.1 km away) · Seal Cove (12.3 km away)
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