Gull Island, Newfoundland
| Gull Island | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Gull Island Location of Petty Harbour – Maddox Cove in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′17″N 53°02′30″W / 47.95472°N 53.04167°WCoordinates: 47°57′17″N 53°02′30″W / 47.95472°N 53.04167°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Time zone | Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30) |
| Area code(s) | 709 |
| Website |
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove official site |
Gull Island is a small fishing community on the north side of Newfoundland Island, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
It is built by Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, bound on the north by Burnt Point and on the south by Northern Bay. Gull Island was named for the small rocky, bird nesting island of Gull Island located at 47°57′04.49″N 53°02′13.83″W / 47.9512472°N 53.0371750°W. Séan McCann from the band Great Big Sea is from Gull Island.
Gull Island is also the location of the "Big Sprout", a waterfall approximately *100 ft. in height, located halfway up Gull Island hill (West) .
Towns and communities nearby
Some of the communities within a 15 minute driving distance from Gull Island are as follows;
- Job's Cove
- Burnt Point
- Northern Bay
- Ochre Pit Cove
- Western Bay