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Sandy Cove beach

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To Sandy Cove beach from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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Sunrise and sunset at Sandy Cove beach, by month
The 15thFirst lightSunriseSunsetLast light
Jan7:16 am7:52 am4:35 pm5:10 pm
Feb6:41 am7:13 am5:24 pm5:57 pm
Mar6:48 am7:19 am7:09 pm7:40 pm
Apr5:42 am6:15 am7:54 pm8:27 pm
May4:46 am5:24 am8:37 pm9:15 pm
Jun4:19 am5:01 am9:08 pm9:50 pm
Jul4:37 am5:17 am9:03 pm9:43 pm
Aug5:22 am5:57 am8:21 pm8:56 pm
Sep6:09 am6:40 am7:19 pm7:51 pm
Oct6:52 am7:23 am6:16 pm6:48 pm
Nov6:38 am7:13 am4:26 pm5:00 pm
Dec7:13 am7:50 am4:09 pm4:46 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…

  1. YQX → Salvage →

    A second mapped beach, at Sandy Cove, a short spur south of Eastport. OpenStreetMap draws the beach but gives it no name.

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (97 km start to finish).

  2. Argentia → Salvage →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (252 km start to finish).

  3. YYT → Salvage →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (296 km start to finish).

  4. Fortune → Salvage →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (338 km start to finish).

  5. YDF → Salvage →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (400 km start to finish).

  6. Port aux Basques → Salvage →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (667 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

Mapped as beach in OpenStreetMap.

While you're stopped here: Sandy Cove (0.2 km away) · Eastport Beach (1.7 km away) · Happy Adventure (1.8 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2016-06-12). Listed, not recommended. How we measure

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Sandy Cove beach on the YQX → Salvage drive, 97 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.