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Skerwink Trail lookout

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Sunrise and sunset at Skerwink Trail lookout, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January7:49 am4:34 pm
February7:11 am5:23 pm
March7:17 am7:07 pm
April6:14 am7:52 pm
May5:23 am8:35 pm
June5:01 am9:05 pm
July5:17 am9:00 pm
August5:56 am8:19 pm
September6:39 am7:17 pm
October7:21 am6:15 pm
November7:10 am4:25 pm
December7:48 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. YQX → Port Rexton →

    A lookout on the Skerwink Trail at Port Rexton, which Travel + Leisure listed among the 25 best hikes in North America and Europe, per the province's tourism site. The trail passes a sea stack called the Music Box; the province names kittiwakes, gannets and whales among what you can see from it.

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (199 km start to finish).

  2. Argentia → Port Rexton →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (215 km start to finish).

  3. YYT → Port Rexton →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (260 km start to finish).

  4. Discovery Trail →

    Stopping here adds about 5.2 km to that drive (305 km start to finish).

  5. YDF → Port Rexton →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (502 km start to finish).

  6. Port aux Basques → Port Rexton →

    Stopping here adds about 4.5 km to that drive (769 km start to finish).

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What the map knows

While you're stopped here: Fort Point viewpoint (0.6 km away) · Trinity Museum (1.7 km away) · Green Family Forge (1.8 km away)

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

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Skerwink Trail lookout on the YQX → Port Rexton drive, 199 km from Gander, start to finish.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.
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