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To O'Reilly House Museum from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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Sunrise and sunset at O'Reilly House Museum, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:48 am4:41 pm
February7:11 am5:28 pm
March7:20 am7:10 pm
April6:18 am7:53 pm
May5:29 am8:33 pm
June5:08 am9:03 pm
July5:24 am8:58 pm
August6:02 am8:19 pm
September6:42 am7:19 pm
October7:23 am6:19 pm
November7:09 am4:31 pm
December7:45 am4:16 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. Argentia → Placentia →

    A house museum run by the Placentia Area Historical Society, a nonprofit and registered charity. The Society dates the area's occupation to the 1500s and records Placentia as the French capital in Newfoundland from 1662 to 1713, and later an English capital too. It says the museum opens for the summer tourist season and sometimes longer, so check with them before planning around a date.

    Stopping here adds about 0.2 km to that drive (7.4 km start to finish).

  2. Argentia → Cape St. Mary's →

    A museum in Placentia, on the road through town. OpenStreetMap records it as a museum and links the Placentia Area Historical Society's site, which says what it holds and when it opens.

    Stopping here adds about 0.4 km to that drive (71 km start to finish).

  3. YYT → Placentia →

    Stopping here adds about 0.2 km to that drive (132 km start to finish).

  4. Argentia → Trepassey →

    Stopping here adds about 0.4 km to that drive (148 km start to finish).

  5. Argentia → Mistaken Point →

    Stopping here adds about 0.4 km to that drive (160 km start to finish).

  6. Cape Shore →

    A restored Queen Anne magistrate's house with period artifacts. The province's tourism site mentions a silver tea set given by King George III.

    Stopping here adds about 0 km to that drive (234 km start to finish).

  7. YQX → Placentia →

    Stopping here adds about 0.2 km to that drive (290 km start to finish).

  8. YQX → Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve →

    Stopping here adds about 0.4 km to that drive (354 km start to finish).

  9. YDF → Placentia →

    Stopping here adds about 0.2 km to that drive (593 km start to finish).

  10. Port aux Basques → Placentia →

    Stopping here adds about 0.2 km to that drive (860 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

While you're stopped here: Castle Hill National Historic Site (1.1 km away) · Argentia ferry terminal (5.4 km away) · Gooseberry Cove Provincial Park (18.9 km away)

From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05. Listed, not recommended. How we measure

Access: step-free or not isn't recorded. Ask before you go.

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O'Reilly House Museum on the Argentia → Placentia drive, 7.4 km from Argentia, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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