Flower's Cove

Flower's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 270 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is known for its thrombolite fossils.

Flower's Cove
Town
Flower's Cove
Location of Flower's Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 51°17′0″N 56°44′0″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2016)
 • Total270
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 430
Flower's Cove Lighthouse
LocationFlower's Cove
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates48°27′26.06″N 58°29′19.34″W
Year first constructed1899 (first)
Year first lit1969 (current)
Deactivated1969
Foundationconcrete base (current)
Constructionwoody tower (first)
metal skeletal tower (current)
Tower shapequadrangular atop the keeper’s house with balcony and lantern (first)
square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light (current)
Markings / patternwhite tower (first)
grey metal skeletal tower (current)
Tower height15.5 metres (51 ft) (first)
4 metres (13 ft) (current)
Focal height5 metres (16 ft) (current)
Light sourcemains power
Range4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
CharacteristicFl G 3s.
Admiralty numberH0144
CHS numberCCG 213
NGA number2724
ARLHS numberCAN-657
Managing agentTown of Flower's Cove[1][2][3]

Sights

Flower's Cove is famous for thrombolites, very rare fossils which can be seen on the coast in the southern part of the town, remnants of bacteria and algae. They are about 650 million years old. The only places where thrombolites were found are Flower's Cove and Western Australia.[4]

There are three churches in Flower's Cove, the most famous and largest of which is St. Barnabas Anglican Church. It is known as Skin Boot Church, as leather shoes were sold for the church fund when the church was built in the 1920s. Flower's Cove United Church is the smallest. It has a flèche instead of a spire.

Marjorie Bridge is a red-roofed bridge dating from the beginning of the 20th century.[5] It is close to the Roman Catholic Church Lady of Snow, which is more than 100 years old. The church was renovated in 2007. It is a part of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Bird Cove, which belongs to the diocese of St. George.

  • General view of the town
  • Thrombolites
  • Thrombolites
  • St. Barnabas Anglican Church
  • St. Barnabas Anglican Church
  • United Church
  • Marjorie Bridge
  • Catholic Church Lady of Snow
  • Catholic Church Lady of Snow

See also

Climate

Flower's Cove has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) per usual of the Great Northern Peninsula. Summers are short, cool and rainy, while winters are long, very cold, and snowy, with annual snowfall averaging 109 inches (277 cm). Summer typically begins by late June and can last until the end of September. Autumn is short but cool, with highs in the mid-40s (°F) and lows in the mid-30s (°F). Winter usually begins during November, sometimes late October, and can last into May. Springs are cool and relatively dry, and typically start during May and end during June, where summer begins.[6]

Climate data for Flowers Cove 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.0
(75.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 11.0
(51.8)		 26.0
(78.8)
Average high °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 2.2
(36.0)		 7.3
(45.1)		 12.2
(54.0)		 16.6
(61.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 13.7
(56.7)		 7.7
(45.9)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 5.1
(41.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.8
(12.6)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.7
(38.7)		 7.9
(46.2)		 12.5
(54.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.8
(49.6)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 1.3
(34.4)
Average low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)		 −15.8
(3.6)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 0.1
(32.2)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5.9
(42.6)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −2.5
(27.5)
Record low °C (°F) −30.0
(−22.0)		 −34.0
(−29.2)		 −31.0
(−23.8)		 −21.0
(−5.8)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −18.0
(−0.4)		 −29.0
(−20.2)		 −34.0
(−29.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.9
(3.46)		 70.8
(2.79)		 71.9
(2.83)		 56.4
(2.22)		 76.1
(3.00)		 106.5
(4.19)		 107.6
(4.24)		 102.3
(4.03)		 99.2
(3.91)		 96.5
(3.80)		 79.3
(3.12)		 84.7
(3.33)		 1,039.2
(40.92)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 16.0
(0.63)		 12.4
(0.49)		 21.8
(0.86)		 31.0
(1.22)		 70.4
(2.77)		 105.9
(4.17)		 107.6
(4.24)		 102.3
(4.03)		 99.2
(3.91)		 94.0
(3.70)		 65.6
(2.58)		 36.6
(1.44)		 762.8
(30.04)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 72
(28)		 58
(23)		 50
(20)		 25
(9.8)		 6
(2.4)		 1
(0.4)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(1.2)		 14
(5.5)		 48
(19)		 277
(109.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 13.2 12.4 11.4 11.2 12.7 15.1 15.1 14.6 14.6 15.5 14.3 13.8 163.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.4 2.5 3.6 6.3 11.7 15.0 15.1 14.6 14.6 15.2 10.1 4.3 115.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 11.7 10.6 8.3 4.9 1.0 0.13 0 0 0 0.48 3.9 9.5 50.51
Source: Environment Canada[7]

References
  1. Central and Western Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 February 2017
  2. Flower's Cove Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 15 February 2017
  3. 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.
  4. Andrew Hampstead: Atlantic Canada, p. 380. Berkeley CA 2012.
  5. Andrew Hampstead: Atlantic Canada, p. 379. Berkeley CA 2012.
  6. Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2013-09-25). "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=6624&lang=e&province=NL&provSubmit=go&dCode=0

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