TOMMY THOMPSONISM · FIRST LIGHT

First Light

Tommy Thompson Park · Leslie Street Spit · 43.6165° N, 79.3330° W gate —
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Head out at to make it with your 1 h buffer
Sunrise — countdown
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Sun crests the lake at · bearing

Sun path — altitude vs. compass bearing · hover for details

Light timeline — midnight → midnight, America/Toronto

Weather for this sunrise live · Open-Meteo

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Sunrise compass as seen from the spit

Sun almanac —

Solar geometry — live

Moon

The park — dossier

Access & ground rules per TRCA, tommythompsonpark.ca

  • Weekday hours: 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. — closed to the public weekday mornings
  • Weekend & holiday hours: 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. — sunrise-friendly
  • Entrance: 1 Leslie St, at Leslie & Unwin (free parking at the gate)
  • No motor vehicles or e-bikes past the gate — walk or pedal
  • No pets, including dogs
  • TTC: 83 Jones bus; bike: Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trail
  • Gate → lighthouse (Vista Point) ≈ 4.7 km: ~15–20 min by bike, ~1 h on foot
  • Weekend plan: gate opens 5:30 a.m. — bike in if you want the far viewpoints by sunrise
  • Weekday fallback: Cherry Beach (just west, no gate) faces the same open water