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| Place | Five Fathom Hole |
| Type | Dispersed Rural Community |
| Province / Territory | New Brunswick (NB) |
| Location | Saint John |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.189836 |
| Longitude | -66.255394 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | E2M |
| Area Code | 506 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | DAXHC |
Five Fathom Hole is a locality in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Five Fathom Hole is located at 45.1898°N, 66.2554°W.
Five Fathom Hole marks a rugged indentation along the Atlantic coast, where the raw edges of the earth meet the relentless pull of the tide. It lies 6.2 km east of Fundy Shores, NB (from Fundy Shores, NB: bearing 93°T), and is situated 18.6 km west-south-west of Saint John. The landscape here is defined by the proximity of the Musquash River, which spills its dark, cold currents into the salt water near the jagged rock formations known as the Giants Steps. At dusk, the light catches the spray from the breaking surf, turning the mist into thin, translucent veils that cling to the shoreline. While McKnight Lake rests quietly in the interior woods only 2 km away, the horizon at Five Fathom Hole remains dominated by the vast, open expanse of the ocean, where the air tastes of brine and wet stone. The history of the region is written in the silence of the woods and the persistence of the local economy, which has long relied on the bounty of the sea and the harvest of the forest. Though Reversing Falls sits 15 km away and the trails of Parc provincial des chutes Lepreau lie 16 km to the west, Five Fathom Hole maintains a singular, sequestered character distinct from those larger landmarks. Daily life here follows the pulse of the changing tides, a cycle that demands patience from those who work the water. The wind carries a persistent chill, reminding anyone who walks the shoreline that the land is not merely a backdrop, but a living presence that requires respect for its deep, resonant solitude.
Five Fathom Hole s'éveille sous une lumière grise et saline, là où les eaux de la rivière Musquash viennent se perdre dans le ressac incessant de l'Atlantique. À proximité immédiate, la roche tourmentée des Giants Steps offre un rempart naturel contre la force des marées qui sculptent sans relâche ce rivage austère. À quelques kilomètres, le lac McKnight demeure un miroir paisible niché dans les terres, contrastant avec l'agitation marine qui dicte le rythme des jours. Le paysage se déploie entre les bois denses et les anfractuosités du littoral, conservant une âme sauvage que les siècles n'ont pu domestiquer. Plus loin, les chutes Reversing et le Parc provincial des chutes Lepreau rappellent la puissance géologique qui anime cette portion du littoral. Five Fathom Hole maintient une existence humble, tournée vers les humeurs changeantes de l'océan, où le vent chargé d'embruns porte les échos d'un passé lié à la terre et à la mer. Les habitants y cultivent une patience héritée des rudes conditions climatiques, trouvant dans la solitude de ces espaces une forme de quiétude durable. La rudesse du terrain, faite de pierres et de courants, impose une présence réelle, une manière d'être au monde qui privilégie la simplicité du geste quotidien face à l'immensité de l'horizon atlantique.
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Explore Five Fathom Hole, New Brunswick, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.189836, -66.255394. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Five Fathom Hole includes the postal code (E2M), telephone area code (506). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Five Fathom Hole is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |