Visit Oh What a View! Bed and Breakfast on Signal Hill in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador

Make us your starting point for Newfoundland Tourism.

The Lighthouse at Cape Spear Newfoundland and Labrador is just a half hour (17 Km) automobile drive from Oh What A View! Bed and Breakfast and the Provincial Capitol of St. John's.  At 47 31 N / 52 37 W, Cape Spear is the easternmost point in North America. There are even some ghost stories associated with Cape Spear Newfoundland!  Most of the ghost stories at the lighthouse are associated with the abandoned bunkers from World War II.

For those who may wish to stand at the most easterly place in North America, the Lighthouse at Cape Spear Newfoundland is your answer!  The Cape Spear Lighthouse is now a National Historic Site, after many years of providing continuous service as an manned lighthouse. To get there, head west from downtown St. John's towards the Harbour Arterial. Just past the west end of St. John's Harbour, swing left and over the hill, and then follow the road back east about 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the Cape Spear parking lot. You will lots of hiking trails and spectacular scenery at this spot so bring your walking shoes and a camera.  This is a prime spot for Newfoundland Tourism photography!

Although Newfoundland had already been inhabited by Europeans for at least two centuries, it wasn't until 1810 that the first sea navigational light was established at Fort Amherst, on the south shore entrance of St. John's Harbour. In 1832, the Newfoundland legislative assembly authorized the construction of a second lighthouse, this time further east at Cape Spear, but still in sight of the harbour entrance. In September 1836, the lighthouse at Cape Spear was operational, as a two story structure with the light tower set in the middle of the building.  A fog horn was added in 1878 to help guide mariners into St. John's Harbour in all weather conditions.

Many different light systems were used since 1836, including a variety of fuel sources. Electricity finally became available in 1930, and in 1955 the light system was moved to an unmanned tower near the original site.

*We hope you will use this web site as a source for Newfoundland Tourism tourist information and pictures of lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador, and as a source for Newfoundland lighthouse pictures and as a link to other pictures of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Click here for more lighthouse pictures, and information on pictures of Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador.

 More Newfoundland Tourism tourist information can be found here at the  Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism web site:  http://www.gov.nf.ca/tourism/

Most of this text courtesy of Ms. Piccott and Ms. Connolly's fifth grade class.  Thank you!

This page courtesy of Oh What A View! Bed and Breakfast.

Photography, 3D Photo Tours, and web site by   Virtual Tours Newfoundland