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About Placentia, NL

Placentia's about 130 km southwest of St. John's, reached mainly by taking the Trans-Canada (Route 1) to Placentia Junction and then Route 100 down to the bay. It's the go-to route for anyone coming from town, while locals use Route 100 for quicker runs to nearby communities like Dildo. There's an EV charger right in Placentia, handy before tackling the rest of the coastal drive. Worth knowing: this was once Plaisance, the French capital of colonial Newfoundland, and Castle Hill National Historic Site still marks the old fort above town.

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Placentia, NL is in Canada, at 47.246, -53.961 - about 58 km south-west of Dildo, NL.

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The closest airport to Placentia, NL is St. John's International Airport, 133 km (about 1 h 44 min by car).

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