Haystack, Newfoundland and Labrador
Haystack | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 709 |
Haystack was a former fishing settlement located on the northern portion of Long Island, Placentia Bay of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was resettled during the resettlement program of the the 1950’s and 60’s
The community takes its name from a natural protuberance approximately 50 feet in height located (47.633829, -54.062453) on the extreme end of the peninsula sourrounding the natural harbour; called the haystack.[2]
References
- ^ Smallwood, Joseph R.; Pitt, Robert D. W.; Horan, Catherine; Riggs, Bertram G., eds. (1984). "Haystack". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. Volume 2. St. John's, Newfoundland and Lbrador: Newfoundland Book Publishers (1967) Ltd. p. 861. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Gillpatrick, W. W.; Gibson, John (1884). The Coast and Banks of Newfoundland and the Coast of Labrador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, and the Adjacent Islands and Banks. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 66. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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