Seal Cove, White Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 56°22′24″W / 49.93139°N 56.37333°W

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Seal Cove
Town
View of Seal Cove seen from the Bond Site Lookout
Seal Cove Location of Seal Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 56°22′24″W / 49.93139°N 56.37333°W / 49.93139; -56.37333
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	281
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 412

Seal Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on White Bay. The town has had a stable population of 281 (2021 census).

Seal Cove is a picturesque small town located on the White Bay shore of the Baie Verte Peninsula in the northern portion of Southern Arm. The inhabitants work mainly in fishing, mining and forestry industries. There is a small general store, school, and church.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seal Cove had a population of 281 living in 131 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 303. With a land area of 10.79 km² (4.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.0/km² (67.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Bond Site Lookout

Seal Cove is home to The Bond Site Lookout, named in honor of Dr. Bond, the founder of the lookout and constructor of the initial trail in 1981. Dr. Bond was a dentist working at the Baie Verte Hospital who had a passion for hand gliding. He discovered the hill while visiting friends in the town of Seal Cove. In the fall and winter of 1981, he constructed a trail to the top of the hill. On June 19, 1982, Dr. Bond took his first flight off the hill while residents of the town looked on in admiration. According to residents he glided for 15–20 minutes before landing in the local baseball field.

In the late 1980s the Town hired students to construct steps for the trail along with constructing a platform from which visitors can hand glide or admire the view. When planning a trip to Seal Cove's Bond Site be prepared for a steep climb of around 200 ft from the highway parking lot. The steps and platform are maintained by the town, but hikers should take care as the local weather can weaken the wood quickly and black bears are known to frequent the area.

A bear awareness course is a must for hikers who would like to travel trails in this area.^[2]

Gallery

View from “The Bond Site” Lookout
Image of the "Bond Site" view during night
View of the sea from the public gazebo
Image of an oddly shaped iceberg taken in Seal Cove

References

^ ^a ^b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "Bear Aware: Working in Bear Country (English) | St. John Ambulance Canada". www.sja.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-30.

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Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision A Subdivision C Subdivision D Subdivision E Subdivision F Subdivision G Subdivision H Subdivision I Subdivision L Subdivision M Subdivision O Subdivision P
Designated places	Aspen Cove Boyd's Cove Bridgeport Brown's Arm Chanceport Cobbs Arm Cottrell's Cove Deadman's Bay Deep Bay Fairbanks-Hillgrade Fortune Harbour Frederickton Gander Bay North Gander Bay South Glovers Harbour Harbour Round Harry's Harbour Herring Neck Horwood Indian Cove Island Harbour Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale Ladle Cove Laurenceton Loon Bay Main Point-Davidsville Merritt's Harbour Michaels Harbour Moreton's Harbour Musgrave Harbour Newville Noggin Cove Phillips Head Pleasantview Port Albert Purcell's Harbour Rattling Brook Sheppardville Smith's Harbour Snook's Arm St. Patricks Stag Harbour Stanhope Stoneville Tizzard's Harbour Valley Pond Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove Wild Cove, White Bay
Dissolved towns	Fogo Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay Seldom-Little Seldom Tilting
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