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Long Point Lighthouse

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To Long Point Lighthouse from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

Long Point Lighthouse at Crow Head, Twillingate — the flared red concrete tower and white lantern against a clear sky.
Long Point Lighthouse at Crow Head, Twillingate — the flared red concrete tower and white lantern against a clear sky.Photo: Tvassilian, August 2025 · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunrise and sunset at Long Point Lighthouse, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January8:00 am4:35 pm
February7:20 am5:26 pm
March7:24 am7:13 pm
April6:17 am8:00 pm
May5:24 am8:45 pm
June5:00 am9:17 pm
July5:17 am9:12 pm
August5:59 am8:28 pm
September6:44 am7:24 pm
October7:29 am6:19 pm
November7:20 am4:27 pm
December7:59 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. Comfort Cove-Newstead ↔ Twillingate →

    The headland most berg-watchers stand on: the lighthouse at Long Point, past Crow Head at the island's tip, with a historical exhibit alongside. The best lookout on a given day depends on where the ice is.

    Stopping here adds about 14 km to that drive (85 km start to finish).

  2. YQX → Twillingate →

    Stopping here adds about 6.7 km to that drive (114 km start to finish).

  3. Lewisporte & Twillingate loop →

    Stopping here adds about 14 km to that drive (269 km start to finish).

  4. Road to the Isles →

    The lighthouse on a high cliff at Long Point, which the province's tourism site names as a place to watch icebergs and whales from land.

    Stopping here adds about 14 km to that drive (281 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

Mapped as lighthouse in OpenStreetMap.

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While you're stopped here: Twillingate (5 km away) · Prime Berth Fishing Museum (12.2 km away) · Moreton's Harbour Museum (14 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05 (last edited 2022-12-22). Listed, not recommended. How we measure

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Long Point Lighthouse on the Comfort Cove-Newstead ↔ Twillingate drive, 85 km end to end.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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