Worth stopping for
Sandy Pond
Getting here
To Sandy Pond from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
Sunrise and sunset at Sandy Pond, by month
| Month (the 15th) | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7:52 am | 4:36 pm |
| February | 7:14 am | 5:26 pm |
| March | 7:20 am | 7:10 pm |
| April | 6:16 am | 7:55 pm |
| May | 5:25 am | 8:38 pm |
| June | 5:03 am | 9:09 pm |
| July | 5:19 am | 9:04 pm |
| August | 5:59 am | 8:22 pm |
| September | 6:41 am | 7:20 pm |
| October | 7:24 am | 6:18 pm |
| November | 7:13 am | 4:28 pm |
| December | 7:51 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.
On the way to…
One of the park's officially designated observing sites under its Dark-Sky Preserve status: the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada designated Terra Nova on 26 February 2018, and Parks Canada's own night-sky page calls Sandy Pond the darkest skies in the park. RASC notes the designated sites have paved parking with a walk to the observing spot. The pond also has a beach and a trail for daytime. After dark, the drive back to the highway is moose country.
Stopping here adds about 24 km to that drive (78 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (252 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (280 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (292 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (293 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (296 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (298 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (325 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (331 km start to finish).
YQX → Portugal Cove ferry terminal →
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (338 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (346 km start to finish).
YQX → Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve →
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (354 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (357 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (369 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (375 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (375 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 24 km to that drive (381 km start to finish).
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Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (419 km start to finish).
Stopping here adds about 4.8 km to that drive (419 km start to finish).
Port aux Basques → Terra Nova →
Stopping here adds about 24 km to that drive (648 km start to finish).
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While you're stopped here: Terra Nova National Park Visitor Centre (10.9 km away) · Glovertown Museum, The Janes House (20.2 km away) · Happy Adventure (25 km away)
From OpenStreetMap, 2026-09-05. Listed, not recommended. How we measure
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