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Fort Point viewpoint

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Sunrise and sunset at Fort Point viewpoint, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:49 am4:34 pm
February7:11 am5:23 pm
March7:17 am7:07 pm
April6:14 am7:52 pm
May5:23 am8:35 pm
June5:01 am9:05 pm
July5:17 am9:00 pm
August5:56 am8:19 pm
September6:39 am7:17 pm
October7:21 am6:15 pm
November7:10 am4:25 pm
December7:48 am4:09 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. YQX → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →

    The mapped bench at Fort Point, across the harbour mouth, on the old gun battery's ground. It looks back at Trinity's whole waterfront at once.

    Stopping here adds about 3.8 km to that drive (200 km start to finish).

  2. Argentia → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →

    Stopping here adds about 15 km to that drive (217 km start to finish).

  3. YYT → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →

    Stopping here adds about 15 km to that drive (261 km start to finish).

  4. YDF → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →

    Stopping here adds about 15 km to that drive (504 km start to finish).

  5. Port aux Basques → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →

    Stopping here adds about 15 km to that drive (770 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

Mapped as viewpoint in OpenStreetMap.

While you're stopped here: Skerwink Trail lookout (0.6 km away) · Trinity Museum (1.8 km away) · Green Family Forge (1.9 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2025-11-11). Listed, not recommended. How we measure

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Fort Point viewpoint on the YQX → Trinity (Trinity Bay) drive, 200 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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