Cow Head (town)
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  Cow Head Location of Cow Head in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′00″N 57°48′00″W / 49.9167°N 57.8°WCoordinates: 49°55′00″N 57°48′00″W / 49.9167°N 57.8°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 428 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code(s) | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 430 |
Cow Head Light  | |
 Cow Head Lighthouse in 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 49°55′12.28″N 57°49′31.89″W / 49.9200778°N 57.8255250°W |
| Constructed | 1905 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern, red trim |
| Operator | Town of Cow Head[2][3][4] |
| Heritage | municipal heritage site |
| Automated | 1952 |
| Deactivated | 1988 |
| Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | F W |
Cow Head is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 478 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1]
The Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum (c. 1941) in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[5]
Cow Head is home to one of the longest sandy beaches in Newfoundland as well as a large area of sand dunes. It also has panoramic views of the Long Range Mountains of Gros Morne. An interesting geologic feature found at Cow Head is a section of the former continental margin of Laurentia which dipped into the Iapetus ocean[6]
There is a walking trail leading to a lighthouse constructed in 1909 on the summer side or "head" of Cow Head.
Arts and culture[]
Cow Head is the home to the Gros Morne Theatre Festival.[7]
A new theatre named in honour of nurse, Myra Bennett, is currently under construction and aiming for completion in 2021.
Gallery[]
Aerial photo of the Cow Head Peninsula
Sandy beach in Cow Head, 2020
See also[]
- List of lighthouses in Canada
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
References[]
- ^ a b c "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ Cow Head Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 15 February 2017
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Origins" Ron Redfern page 79 ISBN 0 304 35403 1
- ^ "ArtsNL - Theatre Newfoundland Labrador". www.nlac.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
External links[]
- Cow Head – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 1, p. 551-553.
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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