Summary for Seal Bight

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Time Zone: Seal Bight lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT)<1> The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 709 & 879<2>

Elevation: Near sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Seal Bight:

Lat: 52.455900° (or 52°27'21" N)

Lon: -55.679200° (or -55°40'45" W)

About Newfoundland and Labrador

Websites for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Official Website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Tourism: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/

Parks: https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcar/

Fishing: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/things-to-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/licenses-permits-and-fees/w-license/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Seal Bight is in the Atlantic Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT).
<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 Seal Bight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Seal Bight area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seal Bight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Seal Bight, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.