Welcome to Memorial University
Welcome to St. John's! This online guide is designed to familiarize you with the shops, services, and attractions in the City of St. John's.
Facts
Before you read on, here are some facts about St. John's:
- St. John's, the oldest city in North America, is home to approximately 180,000 people in the metropolitan area.
- The geographic area of the St. John's metropolitan region is 850 sq km.
- The average temperature ranges from 0 deg Celsius (in winter) to 20-23 deg Celsius (in summer).
- Newfoundland Standard Time is approximately 0.5 hours ahead of Atlantic Standard Time.
Tips to Get You Started
- It is approximately a 10 minute drive from St. John’s International Airport to campus. The airport taxi offers set rates from the airport to different areas in the city for $25 or less. If you are travelling outside one of these areas, you are charged using the meter rate. Check out www.citywidetaxi.ca/airport.html for more information.
- Churchill Square (a local shopping area) is only a five minute walk from the university. In “the Square” you will find a grocery store, a drug store, a bank, restaurants, cafés, souvenir shops, hair salons and many other great shops.
- Downtown St. John’s is within walking distance from Memorial. It takes approximately 30 minutes to walk from campus to downtown. Make sure to walk along the historic Water and Duckworth Streets and view Downtown’s many interesting sights.
- First-year students can enjoy MUN Sea Hawks varsity games for FREE, just by showing their MUN ID.
- If you can’t find one of the streets listed on this site, a detailed road map of St. John’s can be found in the phone book at the front of the Yellow Pages. You may also find your way by using Google Maps.
- If you are looking for information that is not found on this site, you may want to visit the City of St. John's website for a comprehensive guide to our beautiful city.
