Compass Rose - Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador
N 47° 31.350 W 052° 37.397
22T E 377798 N 5264507
A simple compass rose at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site.
Waymark Code: WMG32G
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 01/06/2013
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A simple four-direction compass rose at Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site. Cape Spear is the most easterly point of land in North America. Heading due east on the 47th parallel, the next land you'll hit is France.
Cape Spear National Historic Site is home to the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador. It has been restored to its 1839 appearance and shows how a lightkeeper and his family might have lived in the mid-19th century. The Visitor Centre contains exhibits on the history of lighthouses and the tradition of lightkeeping. The site is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wildlife such as whales, seabirds and icebergs in season. There are also some interesting WWII bunkers and cannons on site.