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Welcome to Point au Gaul ...

The coastal town of Point au Gaul is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (on the Burin Peninsula).

A typical abbreviation for Point au Gaul: Pt. Au Gaul

Time Zone: Point au Gaul 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).

Area Codes for Point au Gaul: 709 & 879<1>

Communities near Point au Gaul ...

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

  • Grand Bank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fortune
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Point May
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lords Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Roundabout
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Cove ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Cove
  • Little Saint Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grand Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point au Gaul ...

Looking for more information about Point au Gaul? 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 Point au Gaul, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point au Gaul.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Point au Gaul area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Point au Gaul area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.