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Welcome to Black Bear Bay ...

Black Bear Bay is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Black Bear Bay 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).

Note: If you travel south from Black Bear Bay (for example, toward Charlottetown), you will leave Newfoundland Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Codes for Black Bear Bay: 709 & 879<2>

Communities near Black Bear Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Bear Bay.

  • Punch Bowl, Shoal Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Batteau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batteau
  • Frenchmans Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seal Islands Harbour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comfort Bight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Asphenite City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Tickle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Domino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
  • Spotted Islands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawke Harbour ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Bear Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 709 code has been Overlayed with the 879 area code. New phone numbers in the Black Bear Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Black Bear Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).