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Joey's Lookout
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To Joey's Lookout from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
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Sunrise and sunset at Joey's Lookout, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:54 am | 4:36 pm |
| February | 7:15 am | 5:26 pm |
| March | 7:21 am | 7:11 pm |
| April | 6:17 am | 7:57 pm |
| May | 5:25 am | 8:40 pm |
| June | 5:02 am | 9:11 pm |
| July | 5:19 am | 9:06 pm |
| August | 5:59 am | 8:24 pm |
| September | 6:42 am | 7:21 pm |
| October | 7:26 am | 6:18 pm |
| November | 7:15 am | 4:28 pm |
| December | 7:53 am | 4:11 pm |
Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.
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The viewpoint above Gambo. The bay below sits in the same ancient suture zone the road is heading for.
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A viewpoint roughly halfway along, right on the road. It is easy to miss at highway speed.
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A viewpoint a little under halfway along, right on the road. Easy to miss at highway speed.
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The viewpoint above Gambo, right off the highway, named for Joey Smallwood, the premier who brought Newfoundland into Canada. The view down Freshwater Bay is the first big water of the drive.
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The viewpoint above Gambo, on every drive out this way.
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The viewpoint above Joey Smallwood's hometown, right off the highway, on every drive down this side of the island.
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A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada, a little under a third of the way along, right on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.
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A viewpoint above Gambo, on the driven line, early in the drive from Gander. A two-minute stop for the bay below.
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A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada east of Gander, effectively on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.
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A lookout over Gambo and the Gambo River, with a giant sculpture of Joey Smallwood's head, per the province's tourism site. Gambo is where he was born.
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YQX → Portugal Cove ferry terminal →
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YQX → Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve →
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Argentia → Comfort Cove-Newstead →
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Argentia → Grand Falls-Windsor →
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A mapped viewpoint on the Trans-Canada, about three-quarters of the way along and effectively on the road. OpenStreetMap records only the name and that it is a viewpoint. It is easy to miss at highway speed.
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YDF → Portugal Cove ferry terminal →
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Port aux Basques → Terra Nova →
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YDF → Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve →
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Argentia → Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour) →
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Port aux Basques → St. Brendan's →
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Port aux Basques → New-Wes-Valley →
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Port aux Basques → Greenspond →
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YYT → Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour) →
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Port aux Basques → Clarenville →
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Port aux Basques → White Hills →
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Port aux Basques → Port Rexton →
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Port aux Basques → Trinity (Trinity Bay) →
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Port aux Basques → Cape Bonavista →
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Port aux Basques → Placentia →
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Port aux Basques → Salmonier Nature Park →
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Port aux Basques → Harbour Grace →
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Port aux Basques → Heart's Content →
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Port aux Basques → Witless Bay →
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Port aux Basques → Signal Hill →
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Port aux Basques → Portugal Cove ferry terminal →
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Port aux Basques → Cape Spear →
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Port aux Basques → Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve →
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Port aux Basques → Ferryland →
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Port aux Basques → Trepassey →
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Port aux Basques → Mistaken Point →
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Argentia → L'Anse aux Meadows →
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Mapped as viewpoint in OpenStreetMap.
While you're stopped here: Square Pond (6.7 km away) · Glovertown Museum, The Janes House (17.7 km away) · Dover Fault Interpretation Centre (23.5 km away)
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