Fortune
in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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St Pierre Airport (26 mi) - Miquelon Airport (26 mi)
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Gander International Airport (142 mi) - Deer Lake Airport (165 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.067 and -55.832 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 3' 59" and W -55° 49' 53"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - CAD
- Spoken languages:
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:09 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/St_Johns
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:27 am and 4:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.817 and 122.383 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Yerangatup - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Canada.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Canada. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Fortune
Fortune in Newfoundland and Labrador is a place in Canada about 954 mi (or 1,535 km) east of Ottawa, the country's capital city.
Current time in Fortune is now 07:09 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / St Johns with an UTC offset of -3.5 hours. We know of 4 airports near Fortune. The closest is airport we know is St Pierre Airport in Saint pierre and miquelon in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km). The closest airport in Canada is Gander International Airport in a distance of 142 mi (or 43 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, St. John's, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 998 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gale, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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A trip on John's Argo
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Targa NL 2009 - GT - 4-6 Fortune
Grand Touring class. Short in-town stage. 2.09 km. Average speed to maintain - 52 km/h. However, our GPS can show top speed, and we hit 78, I think, and 85 on the second run.
Targa Newfoundland 2009 - Day 4 Stage7: Fortune2
Day 4 Stage7: Fortune2- Targa Newfoundland 2009 Grand Touring Category.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Fortune Head
Fortune Head is a headland located about 1.6 km from the town of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula, southeastern Newfoundland. A 140 m thick section of rock along its cliffs is designated the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (or GSSP) representing the boundary between the Precambrian era and the Cambrian period, 541.0 ± 1.0 million years ago.
Terreneuvian
The Terreneuvian is the lowermost and oldest Series of the Cambrian geological System. Its base is defined by the first appearance datum of the trace fossil Treptichnus pedum around 541.0 ± 1.0 million years ago. Its top is defined as the first appearance of trilobites in the stratigraphic record around ~521 million years ago. This series was formally ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy in 2012.
Fortunian
The Fortunian stage marks the beginning of the Phanerozoic, the Paleozoic and the Cambrian. It is the first of the two stages of the Terreneuvian series. Its base is defined as the first appearance of the trace fossil Treptichnus pedum 541.0 ± 1.0 million years ago.
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