Parson's Pond

Parson's Pond Sandy Bay
Town
Parson's Pond Location of Parson's Pond in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 50°02′13″N 57°41′49″W / 50.03694°N 57.69694°W / 50.03694; -57.69694
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2016)^[1]
• Total	345
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)	709
Highways	Route 430

Parson's Pond is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.

History[]

Parson's Pond was originally called Sandy Bay. It is located on the Great Northern Peninsula. The first census was in the late 19th century and had a population of just 18, by 2001 the population was 427.

Tourism[]

Parson's Pond, which has a small harbour, is on route 430 which is known as the Viking Trail. From the town there is a scenic view to Gros Morne National Park which is just 5 km to the south. The Arches Provincial Park with an interesting geological formation of limestone formed by glacial action, wind and water erosion is 10 km north of the town.^[2]

Parson's Pond is also known as the final resting place of Zachary Turner after being involved with a murder-suicide with his mother, Shirley Jane Turner.^[3]

View to Gros Morne National Park
Harbour
General view of Parson's Pond

References[]

^ "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
^ Andrew Hampstead: Atlantic Canada, p.377, Berkeley CA 2012
^ Fegan, Matt (Oct 14, 2004). "Murder-suicide funeral: An assignment to dread". King's Journalism Review. 10. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

External links[]

Coordinates: 50°02′13″N 57°41′49″W / 50.03694°N 57.69694°W / 50.03694; -57.69694

v t Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador (Great Northern Peninsula)
Towns	Anchor Point Bellburns Bird Cove Conche Cook's Harbour Cow Head Daniel's Harbour Englee Flower's Cove Glenburnie–Birchy Head–Shoal Brook Goose Cove East Hawke's Bay Main Brook Norris Point Parson's Pond Port au Choix Port Saunders Raleigh River of Ponds Rocky Harbour Roddickton–Bide Arm St. Anthony St. Lunaire–Griquet St. Pauls Sally's Cove Trout River Woody Point
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision C Subdivision D Subdivision F Subdivision G Subdivision H
Designated places	Bartletts Harbour Bear Cove, Northern Peninsula Black Duck Cove, Northern Peninsula Brig Bay Castor River North Castor River South Croque Eddies Cove West Forresters Point Great Brehat Green Island Brook L'Anse aux Meadows to Quirpon Nameless Cove Pidgeon Cove-St. Barbe Plum Point Portland Creek Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle Ship Cove, Northern Peninsula St. Anthony Bight St. Juliens
See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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