Worth stopping for
Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
Getting here
To Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

Sunrise and sunset at Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:44 am | 4:35 pm |
| February | 7:07 am | 5:22 pm |
| March | 7:15 am | 7:05 pm |
| April | 6:12 am | 7:48 pm |
| May | 5:23 am | 8:29 pm |
| June | 5:02 am | 8:59 pm |
| July | 5:18 am | 8:55 pm |
| August | 5:56 am | 8:14 pm |
| September | 6:37 am | 7:14 pm |
| October | 7:18 am | 6:14 pm |
| November | 7:05 am | 4:25 pm |
| December | 7:42 am | 4:10 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…
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).
Stopping here adds about 1.2 km to that drive (136 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 1.2 km to that drive (338 km start to finish).
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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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