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Welcome to West Point ...

West Point is located on the southwest coast of Newfoundland (on the Cabot Strait, at La Poile Bay).



A typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point

Time Zone: West Point lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

West Point is within the (709) area code.

Communities Also Named West Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named West Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.

Communities near West Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Point.

  • Rose Blanche - Harbour le Cou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grand Bruit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bruit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bruit
  • Harbour Le Cou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rose Blanche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Blanche
    • Former names for Rose Blanche:
    • Caines Island
    • Cains Island
  • Diamond Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cove
  • Burnt Islands
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Islands <1>
  • Isle aux Morts
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle aux Morts came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle aux Morts
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle aux Morts <1>
  • Channel - Port aux Basques
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
  • Doyles
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyles <1>
  • Burgeo
    (38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Point ...

Looking for more information about West Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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