Itinerary Canada / Fall Color Sept 24- Oct 1, 2013
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Tuesday, September 24th – Portland – Acadia Park
Sunset: 6:26pm
Pick up Rental – Budget
101 Westbrook St
Portland, ME 04102
Leave noon for Acadia National Park — Sieur de Monts 3 hours 10 minutes – 179 miles
Arrive 3pm
Sieur de Monts Nature Center 44.362097 N -68.207830 W
Otter Cliff Parking Area 44.310803 N -68.189828 W
Jordan Pond House 44.320484 N -68.253658 W
Sunset at Bass Harbor Light
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse Parking Area 44.222568 -68.337273
Robbins Motel
396 State highway 3
Bar Harbor (Maine), ME 04609
Wednesday – Acadia – Maine – Boston
Sunrise 6:24am
Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain
Otter Cliffs
Cadillac Mountain Parking Area 44.352643 -68.224610
Maybe Otter Cliffs for pre-sunrise
8:30am leave Acadia for Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, 81.4 mi, 1 hour 57 mins
U.S. 1 S to 44.115683, -69.084242
Leave 11:30am from Rockland light to Cape Neddick Light 2.5 hours – 128 miles
Sohier Park Rd, York, ME 03909 – 43.165921, -70.593942
Leave 2:45 for Point Judith Lighthouse – Rhode Island 3 hours 160 miles
Arrive 5:45 Point Judith Lighthouse, Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI 41.362094,-71.481654
maybe if time allows – Castle Hill Lighthouse at Sunset – Newport Rhode Island (50 min drive)
Sunset 6:37pm for Narragansett, RI
Arrive 10:30 pm 3.5 hours to Secaucus, NJ 174 miles
Cape Neddick Light, York Maine
Thursday – Philadelphia
NYC – Sunrise 6:48am
Leave NJ for Philadelphia
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Leave 7:00am for Philadelphia, PA
Christ Church, founded in 1695, is a wonderful place to explore Colonial and Revolution-Era history. Its burial ground, which includes the tomb of Benjamin Franklin – Christ Church Philadelphia – 2nd Street above Market
Philadelphia, PA Monday-Saturday – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
1:15 Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Leave 3:15pm for Independence Hall and Pick up ticket by 3:45pm
After Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin Burial Site, Old City Hall, Betsy Ross House, Elfreth’s Alley is centrally located on 2nd Street, between Race and Arch.
- Belmont Plateau: Skyline view from 10 minutes west of Center City. Take Schuylkill Expressway west to Montgomery Avenue and turn right onto Belmont Avenue. This shot only works during clear weather.
http://press.visitphilly.com/releases/fact-sheet-photo-spots
Leave 2:00 for Concord Point Lighthouse 700 Concord Street Havre de Grace, MD 21078 65 mi, 1 hour 15 mins
3:30 Leave for Gettysburg 87 miles 1 hour 46 mins
Sunset for Gettysburg 6:59 pm
Colton Motel Gettysburg
232 Steinwehr
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Friday – Niagara Falls – Old Fort Erie
Sunrise 7:02am for Gettysburg / Sunset 7:05 pm for Toronto / Niagara Falls
Gettysburg, PA
PARK GROUNDS AND ROADS
The park is open daily from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. April 1 to October 31
THE MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER
8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.- April 1 to October 31.
The Museum and Visitor Center is located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania GPS coordinates- 77.22 degrees West, 39.81 degrees North.
Sunset over Arnold’s Battery
The Round Tops
Soldiers’ National Cemetery
The Henry Spangler Farm
9:00am Leave Gettysburg for Niagara falls 344 mi, 6 hours
3pm Arrive Niagara Falls Observation Tower
Niagara Falls from Canada side
240 Rainbow Boulevard Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Maid of the Mist Boat Tour at Horseshoe Falls
4:00 pm Skylon Tower
5200 Robinson St, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 2A3, Canada
If possible – Old Fort Erie – 350 Lakeshore Rd Fort Erie, ON L0S 1J0, Canada open to 5pm
Fireworks at 10 pm
Best vantage points for viewing the Fireworks:
Oakes Garden Theatre & Queen Victoria Park in Canada
Prospect Point in New York
Rainbow Bridge
From Skylon Tower to Hotel – 1 hour 30 minutes 79 miles
The Westin Harbour Castle hotel – One Harbour Square Toronto, ON M5J 1A6 Canada
Saturday – Toronto
Sunrise 6:40am / Sunset 6:34pm
Toronto by land, air and sea from the Toronto Islands
CN Tower – 17 minute walk from hotel 1.3 km open 9am to 11pm – 301 Front St. West ( & John St.)
$7.—ferry ride to Toronto Islands – Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Normal travel time by ferry to and from the Toronto Islands is about 15 minutes in each direction.
| Centre Island Schedule | |||
| Monday to Friday Service* | Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays | ||
| Departs City | Departs Centre Island | Departs City | Departs Centre Island |
| 9:00 a.m. | 9:15 a.m. | 8:00 a.m.** | 8:15 a.m.** |
| 9:45 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 9:00 a.m.** | 9:15 a.m.** |
| 11:00 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | 9:30 a.m.** | 9:45 a.m.** |
| 11:45 a.m. | 12:01 p.m. | 10:00 a.m.** | 10:15 a.m.** |
| 12:30 p.m.** | 12:45 p.m.** | Every 30 minutes | Every 30 minutes |
| 1:00 p.m. | 1:15 p.m. | ||
| 1:45 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | ||
| 2:30 p.m.** | 2:45 p.m.** | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | ||
| 4:45 p.m. | 5:15 p.m. | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | ||
| 6:15 p.m. | 6:45 p.m. | 7:30 p.m.** | 7:45 p.m.** |
| 7:15 p.m. | 7:45 p.m. | 8:30 p.m.** | 8:45 p.m.** |
| 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m.** | 9:45 p.m.** |
| 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. |
| 10:30 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. | 11:15 p.m. | 11:45 p.m. |
*Centre Island schedule will increase to every 15 minutes depending upon weather and crowd requirements. **Direct route
Possible places to see – Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, Toronto Zoo, Ontario Science Centre
6:30 10 minute walk – Family guy Live – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – 1 Front Street East Toronto, ON M5E 1B2, Canada
Sunday – Toronto – Ottawa – Montreal
Sunrise 7:13am for TO / sunset 6:38pm for Montreal
Montreal Biosphère
Leave Toronto 7am for Ottawa scenic route on Trans- Canada Hwy is 5 hour 48 mins 314 miles
Arrive near 2pm
See Centre Block on Parliament Hill
Left to right above the Ottawa River:
- Alexandra Bridge
- Samuel de Champlain Statue
- glass section of the National Gallery of Canada
- pale building with turrets – Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel
- Rideau Canal Locks
- Parliament Hill – Parliament of Canada Building
- round shaped – Library of Parliament
- with clock and national flag – Peace Tower
- downtown buildings, government offices
- circular roof structure – Ottawa Marriott Hotel
- above trees, grey with black roof – The Supreme Court of Canada Building
Leave 4:00pm Ottawa to Montreal 2 hours 124 miles
| Hotel & Suites Place des Arts |
| 270 rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal (Québec), H2X 1X9 |
Monday – Vermont
Sunrise for Woodstock, VT 6:47 am
New Hampshire RR in the Fog 44.400078, -71.502141
- Stowe, Vermont – Mt. Mansfield
- Lake Willoughby – Mt Hor Flanks the Western Side of Lake Willoughby, VT
- Danville, VT then 12 minutes away Church and Red Barn in Peacham, Peacham, VT
- Sleepy Hollow Farm, So. Pomfret, VT
- 43° 31′ 34.47″ N 72° 33′ 27.44″ W – Jenne Farm
- Sunset at Franconia Notch State Park
For the Sugar House:
8.6 Back to Rte 106. Turn right on Route 6. Take first road on LEFT to the SUGAR HOUSE
The Jenne Farm is in central Vermont, about a 15 minutes drive south of Woodstock on Route 106. If you are driving south on 106, go through South Woodstock, then follow the road up Reading Hill. After it crests and you start to go down, slow down and look for a small sign on the right hand side. (There will also be a sign for the Jenne Farm Road) See our road map of the area
Franconia Notch State Park – 9 Franconia Notch Parkway Franconia/Lincoln, NH 03580
Exit 34B Ride the Aerial Tramway to the Summit of Cannon Mountain – N 44° 10.367’
W 071° 41.536’
Sunset 6:29pm for Franconia
29 miles 38 minutes to Inn from Franconia
The Spalding Inn – 199 Mt View Rd. Whitefield, NH 03598
Tuesday – NH- Portland
Sunrise 6:44am
Leave 6:30am – Mt Washington Auto Road – 31.8 mi, 41 mins
Opens at 1 Mount Washington Auto Road, Gorham, NH
GPS coordinates: 44.28850 Lat., -71.22580 Long.
Start of the Mt. Washington Auto Road, NH
North Conway, New Hampshire
Eaton, NH, Crystal Lake – church across lake
Chocorua Lake – 43°54′02″N 71°14′14″W
Leave 1pm towards Portland to return car 101 Westbrook St Portland, ME 04102 by 4:15 at latest
Maybe’s
Church in the Mountains, Sugar Hill, NH
Long pond – Benton, NH
Newfound Lake, Bristol, NH
Maybe Old First Church of West Bennington
1 Monument Circle
Bennington, Vermont 0520
