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Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

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To Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

The grey stone Basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. John's with its twin clock towers and a statue on the lawn.
The grey stone Basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. John's with its twin clock towers and a statue on the lawn.Photo: Nilfanion · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunrise and sunset at Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:44 am4:35 pm
February7:07 am5:22 pm
March7:15 am7:05 pm
April6:12 am7:48 pm
May5:23 am8:29 pm
June5:02 am8:59 pm
July5:18 am8:55 pm
August5:56 am8:14 pm
September6:37 am7:14 pm
October7:18 am6:14 pm
November7:05 am4:25 pm
December7:42 am4:10 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. YYT → downtown St. John's →

    A few hundred metres along Military Road: Parks Canada's register describes a massive stone cathedral built in the mid 19th century in the Lombard Romanesque Revival style, a national historic site since 1983.

    Stopping here adds about 0.6 km to that drive (7.7 km start to finish).

  2. Argentia → Signal Hill →

    Stopping here adds about 1.2 km to that drive (136 km start to finish).

  3. YQX → Signal Hill →

    Stopping here adds about 1.2 km to that drive (338 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

While you're stopped here: The Rooms (0.2 km away) · Colonial Building (0.5 km away) · Trans-Canada Highway Zero Km (0.7 km away)

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

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Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist on the YYT → downtown St. John's drive, 7.7 km from St. John's, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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