Bacon Cove Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Bacon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bacon Cove is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Bacon Cove is located at 47.4806°N, 53.1714°W.

Bacon Cove nestles into a rugged embrace of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, where ancient, rounded hills, softened by millennia of wind and rain, spill down to meet the restless grey Atlantic. It lies 14.6 km south-east of Bay Roberts, NL (from Bay Roberts, NL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 15.0 km north of Holyrood. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, dotted with the hardy resilience of spruce and fir, their branches often bowed under a persistent mist that lends a spectral beauty to the coastline. Small, wind-scoured meadows offer glimpses of wildflowers in the brief summer, their colours a vibrant counterpoint to the stoic granite that forms the bones of the land. The air itself carries a briny tang, a constant, subtle perfume of salt and damp earth, and the distant cry of gulls is a perpetual underscore to the quietude of this coastal haven. The history of Bacon Cove is as deep and weathered as the rocks that cradle it, a tale etched in the lives of those who coaxed a living from the unforgiving sea and the thin soil. For generations, fishing was the lifeblood, the rhythm of the tides dictating the pulse of the settlement, and though the industry has shifted, the echoes of those seafaring days still resonate in the weathered boat sheds and the stoic faces of its people. Local legend speaks of hardy settlers, their resourcefulness a quiet strength in the face of isolation, and remnants of their perseverance can be seen in the small, well-tended gardens that defy the challenging climate. While no grand universities or bustling industries define Bacon Cove, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring spirit, a proud self-reliance born from a deep connection to its wild, beautiful surroundings.

About This Bacon Cove Map Page

Explore Bacon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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: 47.480556, -53.171389. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Bacon Cove includes the postal code (A1X), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Bacon Cove 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.