Worth stopping for
Fortune Head light station
Getting here
To Fortune Head light station from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at Fortune Head light station, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:54 am | 4:49 pm |
| February | 7:18 am | 5:36 pm |
| March | 7:27 am | 7:18 pm |
| April | 6:26 am | 8:00 pm |
| May | 5:38 am | 8:40 pm |
| June | 5:17 am | 9:10 pm |
| July | 5:32 am | 9:05 pm |
| August | 6:10 am | 8:26 pm |
| September | 6:50 am | 7:27 pm |
| October | 7:30 am | 6:27 pm |
| November | 7:16 am | 4:39 pm |
| December | 7:52 am | 4:24 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…
The lighthouse on Fortune Head, inside the ecological reserve that protects the fossils, per the province's tourism site.
Stopping here adds about 7 km to that drive (316 km start to finish).
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Mapped as lighthouse in OpenStreetMap.
While you're stopped here: Fortune Head Geology Centre (2.3 km away) · Grand Bank (8.5 km away) · George C. Harris House, Grand Bank (8.6 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2025-11-19). Listed, not recommended. How we measure
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