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Summary for Old Fort Bay


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Typical Abbreviation: Old Ft. Bay

Time Zone: Old Fort Bay lies in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST)<1> The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA).

Telephone Area Codes: 418, 367 & 581<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Old Fort Bay:

Lat:   51.416700°   (or 51°25'0" N)

Lon:   -57.816700°   (or -57°49'0" W)


About Quebec

Websites for Province of Quebec

Official Website:   https://www.quebec.ca/

Tourism:   https://www.quebecoriginal.com/

Parks:   https://www.sepaq.com/pq/

Fishing:   https://www.quebec.ca/en/tourism-and-recreation/sporting-and-outdoor-activities/sport-fishing

Hunting:   https://www.quebec.ca/en/tourism-and-recreation/sporting-and-outdoor-activities/sport-hunting

Footnotes ...

<1>While Old Fort Bay is in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area to the east is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and does..
<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 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Old Fort Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Old Fort Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Old Fort Bay, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.